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Easy Shrimp Yaki Udon

Casey Rooney
This Easy Shrimp Yaki Udon recipe will be on your dinner rotation FOR SURE! Chewy noodles, shrimp and veggies are pan fried in a delicious sauce that's ready in 10 minutes flat making it the perfect weeknight meal!
4.94 from 16 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dinner, lunch
Cuisine Asian, Chinese, Japanese
Servings 2
Calories 858 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Yaki Udon Sauce

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce See Note 1
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce See Note 2
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp corn starch

For the Noodles

  • 1/2 lb frozen or fresh shrimp 40-50 count shrimp work great, but any size is fine!
  • 2 5 oz. packages fresh udon noodles See Note 3
  • 2 cups frozen stir fry vegetables
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil olive oil, canola oil and peanut oil are also fine
  • green onions and sesame seeds for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients; set aside.
  • In a large skillet over high heat, heat one teaspoon of oil. Add shrimp and cook until no longer pink (about 1 minute per side). Transfer shrimp to a plate and set aside.
  • In the same pan, add remaining teaspoon of oil. Then add yaki udon noodles. Cook noodles for about 3 minutes. As the noodles are cooking, use tongs to gently break them apart. They will begin to break apart as they heat up in the skillet.
  • After about 3 minutes when the noodles are separated, add sauce and frozen veggies. Toss to coat everything with the sauce and heat the veggies through (about 1 minute more).
  • Add shrimp back into the pan, give everything one more big toss. Top with scallions and sesame seeds (if using) and serve immediately.

Notes

Note 1: If you can get dark soy sauce, it works wonderfully in this recipe for color and flavor. However, if you can't find it, regular soy sauce, low sodium soy sauce or Tamari (gluten free) works great too. 
Note 2: Hoisin sauce made from fermented soy beans mixed with some spices and sugar. It has a sweet, rich flavor. It can be found in the Asian section of most large  grocery stores.
Note 3: Get FRESH udon noodles for stir frying, if you can find them. If you can't find them, dried udon noodles, egg noodles or even spaghetti work well. Just know that you will have to cook these noodles before stir frying, which adds to the oveall cooking time.
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Nutrition

Calories: 858kcalCarbohydrates: 138gProtein: 49gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1.3gCholesterol: 171mgSodium: 5614mgPotassium: 818mgFiber: 11gSugar: 42gCalcium: 95mgIron: 9mg
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