Shrimp Tempura Udon Noodle Soup (Ebiten Udon)

Name: Shrimp Tempura Udon Noodle Soup (Ebiten Udon)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 75 ml cold water (chilled); 50 ml carbonated water (chilled); 75 g cake flour; 15 g cornstarch; 8 black tiger shrimp (or similar); 2 pinches salt (for washing the shrimp); 1 tsp cornstarch (for washing the shrimp); all-purpose flour (for dusting); ½ tbsp Japanese mayonnaise (or ½ a whisked egg); cooking oil (for deep frying); 1 liter dashi stock; 75 ml Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 2 tbsp mirin; ½ tsp salt; 4 portions udon noodles; finely chopped green onions; kamaboko fish cake (2-3 slices per portion - optional); Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) ((shichimi) optional)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:15min

Shrimp tempura udon is a classic Japanese dish made with chewy udon noodles in a tasty dashi broth topped with delicious shrimp tempura, spring onion and kamaboko (Japanese fish cakes). It's one of the most popular noodle dishes in Japan!

Updated at: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:10:20 GMT