I am always trying to use all the ingredients that I have in my home. I just hate wasting food. During meal planning I have to check products that I have and make sure to use one’s that are living their last days :D. This week, for my storage and fridge cleaning I will make YAKI UDON.

Yaki Udon is Japanese stir-fry noodle dish. It’s usually made of meat (mostly pork) and various veggies, also this dish has many variations. That’s why it’s just perfect for fridge cleaning.

The most important ingredient in YAKI UDON is noodles. Udon noodles make all the difference, they make this recipe different from another Japanese stir-fry food yakisoba. Udon are traditional Japanese noodles. They are thick and crazy delicious, also they are made of wheat flour.

Let’s make some!

For 3 portions you will need:

• 200-250 g udon noodles (I used dried udon noodles)
• 150 g minced pork
• 100 g eggplant
• 1 medium carrot
• 50 g snap peas
• Green onions
• 1 tsp roasted sesame oil
• salt

Sauce:

• 2.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce 
• 3 tsp rice vinegar
• 2.5 tsp brown sugar

1. For udon noodles bring a large pot of water to boil. Add salt and cook noodles according to package instructions. I used dried udon and cooked it for 5 min. 
2. After it’s cooked drain the noodles and rinse them briefly under cold water. Put it aside.
3. Heat an oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Add minced pork and cook it until mostly done.
4. While pork is cooking, slice all veggies. I cut carrots into thin strips (“julienne” them), snap peas in half and eggplant in little squares.
5. Add eggplant to the pan and let it cook for a few minutes. After a few minutes add carrot and peas and cook it for another 3 min.
6.  In a separate bowl mix all sauce ingredients, pour it to the pan. Add udon noodles, green onions and mix everything together. Cook for 2 min and you are done :).

Meshiagare!