Japanese Style Curry Udon Noodles (karei Udon)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder
• 5 cups vegetable stock or 5 cups mushroom stock
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup or 2 teaspoons other artificial sweetener
• 8 -10 ounces udon noodles
• water, for boiling udon noodles
• 3 -4 scallions or 3 -4 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a 2 quart saucepan, heat the oil. add the flour and cook, stirring for a minute over low heat. add the curry powder and cook another minute. whisk in the hot vegetable stock all at once: it will thicken almost instantaneously. add the soy sauce and syrup and cook until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• 2 cook the udon noodles in a large pot of boiling water. when al dente, drain well, rinse and place into 4 large bowls. fill each bowl with curry sauce, top with scallions and serve immediately.