Chicken Udon Noodle Soup (Tori Nanban Udon)

Name: Chicken Udon Noodle Soup (Tori Nanban Udon)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 100 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (or regular leeks); 2 sheets fried tofu pouch (aburaage); 1 tsp cooking oil (neutral flavored); 250 g boneless chicken thigh (preferably skin-on, cut into bitesize pieces); 400 ml dashi stock; 1 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu); 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sake; 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder (based on 1 tsp = 200ml soup ratio, scale to your brand's strength); ⅛ tsp salt; 1 tbsp water (to make slurry); 1 tsp potato starch (katakuriko) (to make slurry); 2 portions cooked udon noodles; 2 pinches Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) ((shichimi togarashi))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Chicken Nanban Udon is a delicious Japanese noodle dish made with succulent pieces of chicken thigh, charred leeks, and twice-fried tofu served over chewy udon noodles in a rich dashi broth.

Updated at: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:37:36 GMT