Pork Yaki Udon

Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
  • 600g Udon noodles, cooked
  • 400g pork mince
  • 1tbsp finely minced ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 handfuls of greens (shredded cabbage, spinach, broccoli, pak choi etc)
  • 3tbsp soy sauce
  • 1tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • Spring onions or toasted sesame seeds to garnish

 1 Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the pork mince and spread it out over the base of the pan. Leave it to brown without moving it till it takes on some colour and is crisp at the edges.

2 Next add the garlic and ginger, move everything around the pan till the garlic smells aromatic. Add whatever vegetables you're using. Fry for another few minutes. Pour in the soy sauce and sesame oil. Add the Udon noodles and toss it all together. Leave to cook for another few minutes till the noodles are heated through and it's all mixed well together.

3 Divide among four bowls and top with finely sliced spring onion or toasted sesame seeds.

Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a food writer