Vegetable Tempura Udon

Name: Vegetable Tempura Udon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 150 ml water (chilled); 100 ml carbonated water (chilled); 30 g cornstarch; 150 g unbleached cake flour (plus extra for dusting); 1 egg ( chilled); 4 fresh shiitake mushroom ( stems removed); 100 g eggplant (cut into wedges and soaked in cold water); 8 perilla leaves (shiso) ((ooba/shiso)); 4 stalks asparagus (cut into halves or thirds); cooking oil (for deep frying (vegetable, canola, peanut or white sesame)); 1 liter dashi stock; 75 ml Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 30 ml mirin; ½ tsp salt; 4 portions udon noodles; 8-12 slices kamaboko fish cake ((Japanese fish cakes) omit for vegetarians); finely chopped green onions; Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) ((shichimi togarashi) optional garnish)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:15min

Vegetable Tempura Udon is a classic dish consisting of a warming udon soup served with perfectly light and crispy tempura vegetables. Learn how to make it completely from scratch with this delicious recipe!

Updated at: Tue, 19 May 2026 06:35:40 GMT