Japanese Curry Udon (Kare Udon)

Name: Japanese Curry Udon (Kare Udon)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 ml dashi stock (homemade or dashi packet); 3 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp Japanese style curry powder; 1 tbsp potato starch (katakuriko) (or corn starch); 5 tbsp cold water; 1 tsp cooking oil (neutral); 150 g thinly sliced pork belly (or pork shoulder or chicken thigh); 50 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (diagonally sliced, or regular leek or yellow onion); 50 g mushroom of your choice (shiitake, shimeji, or cremini); 8 slices kamaboko fish cake (optional); 2 fried tofu pouch (aburaage) (thinly sliced, optional); 2 portions udon noodles (frozen, fresh, or dried); finely chopped green onions (to garnish); Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) (optional)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Nothing beats a steaming bowl of curry udon on a cold day! Made with chewy udon noodles served in a thick curry-flavored dashi soup, this dish can be easily customized with your favorite ingredients!

Updated at: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:32:57 GMT