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Introduction

Sara Udon is a specialty from Nagasaki, featuring crispy fried noodles topped with a savory stir-fry of vegetables, seafood, and meat in a glossy sauce. It’s a delicious balance of textures — crunchy noodles underneath and rich, flavorful toppings on top.

Ingredients (for 2 servings)

• 2 portions crispy fried noodles (store-bought or homemade)
• 100g shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 100g pork (thinly sliced)
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cabbage, chopped
• 1/2 carrot, julienned
• 4–5 snow peas or green beans
• 2 shiitake mushrooms or wood ear mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 kamaboko (fish cake), sliced
• 2 quail eggs (boiled, optional)

For the sauce

• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or dashi
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp sake
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp potato starch (mixed with 2 tbsp water)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. Prepare ingredients
   • Boil quail eggs if using. Cut vegetables and fish cake into bite-sized pieces.
2. Stir-fry
   • Heat sesame oil in a wok or pan. Stir-fry pork and shrimp until just cooked.
   • Add onion, carrot, cabbage, and mushrooms. Cook until slightly softened.
3. Make the sauce
   • Add chicken stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sake, and sugar. Bring to a boil.
   • Stir in starch slurry to thicken the sauce.
4. Assemble
   • Place crispy noodles on a plate.
   • Pour the hot stir-fry sauce mixture over the noodles.
   • Top with quail eggs and snow peas.

Tips

• Serve immediately so the noodles stay crispy underneath.
• Adjust sauce thickness to your liking — thicker for rich flavor, thinner for lighter texture.
• For variation, try scallops, squid, or seasonal vegetables.

Closing

Enjoy Sara Udon’s satisfying mix of crunchy and savory — a Nagasaki favorite that turns simple noodles into a festive and hearty meal.

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