Kitsune udon with kombu broth

Name: Kitsune udon with kombu broth
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 180 g Plain dry egg-free wheat udon; 90 g Ready-seasoned vegan inari tofu pouches; 8 g Dried kombu; 20 g Soy sauce; 8 g Sugar; 30 g Spring onion

Wheat udon in a quick kombu broth topped with ready-seasoned inari tofu pouches.

Estimated total time: 30 minutes2 portionsAbout 430 kcal per portion

Bowl of udon noodles in broth topped with seasoned tofu pouches — Photo: LingLass · CC0 · Photo source. Photograph shows udon and seasoned tofu pouches with sesame; exact broth and tofu ingredients are unknown, so the image does not verify vegan status. Sesame is pictured but not in the measured recipe; check cross-contact for allergies.

Ingredients for 2 portions

180 g Plain dry egg-free wheat udon
90 g Ready-seasoned vegan inari tofu pouches
8 g Dried kombu
20 g Soy sauce
8 g Sugar
30 g Spring onion

Method

Put 8 g dried kombu in a pan with 700 g cold water and slowly heat until just before a boil, about 8–10 minutes; remove the kombu. Starting cold and heating slowly is the quick dashi method; a longer cold soak yields fuller flavor. The broth water contributes no kcal; the kombu is conservatively counted despite removal.
Stir 20 g soy sauce and 8 g sugar into the kombu broth. Simmer 90 g ready-seasoned inari pouches in it for 2–3 minutes. Use a pack clearly labelled vegan and check the soy, wheat and alcohol declarations; this representative inari product contains alcohol. Do not add bonito or fish dashi.
While the broth warms, boil 180 g dry egg-free wheat udon in separate water for the packet time, about 7 minutes. Drain, divide into two bowls, add broth and tofu pouches, then top with 30 g chopped spring onion. Check both noodle and soy-sauce labels for actual ingredients and allergens.

Adapted from Just One Cookbook’s kitsune udon: kombu-only dashi, no optional fish cake, mirin or animal stock, and ready-seasoned pouches for the 30-minute version. The Yutaka reference pouch is vegan but its seasoning contains alcohol; alcohol-excluding users should not choose this recipe without a suitable verified alternative. The photo includes sesame not in this recipe; its broth and tofu contents cannot be confirmed. Timing is not kitchen-tested.

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Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: gluten, soy. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Just One Cookbook / Namiko Hirasawa Chen — Kitsune Udon

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