Asian Style Udon Noodles with Pork and Mushrooms – a super quick and incredibly easy udon noodle dish with pork, mushrooms and a fiery sriracha sauce. Ready in 20 minutes tops!
I love simple dishes like this! These Asian style udon noodles take absolutely no time to prepare – with pork and mushrooms added to the mix, the flavor profile is out of this world.
Even when I’m tired and stressed I can still put something like this together and it will beat any take out you can think of. In my opinion, nothing beats homemade! Only 10 minutes to cook and 3 minutes to devour.
What are Udon noodles?
Udon noodles are thick, white, slightly chewy, wheat-based noodles originated in Japan. There are 3 different forms of Udon noodles: dried, fresh, and made from scratch. I used freshly cooked udon noodles that I always find in my local grocery store! I love these because I don’t have to wait for my noodles to cook, just pop them in some hot water for a couple minutes and they’re ready to dump in your wok.
Ingredients
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- Udon Noodles – Fresh. I get mine from my local grocery store!
- Olive Oil – Can be substituted with vegetable oil, sunflower oil, avocado oil or safflower oil.
- Shallot – Medium size, chopped.
- Garlic – Fresh is best! Minced.
- Pork – I used chops, cut into strips.
- Mushrooms – I used cremini, chopped.
- Green Onion – Chopped, for garnish.
- Sesame Seeds – Optional garnish.
- Peanuts – these are also optional, toasted and chopped are best.
For sauce
- Sriracha Sauce – You can substitute your favourite hot sauce if you’d like.
- Honey – Can be substituted with maple syrup or some brown sugar.
- Fish Sauce – You can leave this out if you prefer.
- Oyster Sauce, Hoisin Sauce – You can use both like I did, or you can choose one or the other if you don’t have both.
- Sesame Oil – I used toasted sesame oil.
- Soy Sauce – light or low sodium.
- Red Pepper Flakes – you can add as little or as much as you’d like depending on how spicy you want this.
- Pepper – To taste.
- Red Wine – You’ll want to use a dry red like: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel or Merlot.
How to make Asian style Udon Noodles with pork and mushrooms
- Blanch Noodles – Blanch udon noodles in boiling water. Drain well and immediately rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Make the Sauce – In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together.
- Cook – Heat the olive oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add shallot, garlic, mushrooms and pork to hot wok – cook until pork starts to crisp and brown. Add noodles and sauce – stir together and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and garnish.
- Serve – Serve while hot.
Other additions
This is another dish that you can basically add everything but the kitchen sink to! If you don’t like pork you can switch it out for any other protein like chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu – the noodles and sauce will still taste just as good with whatever you pair them with! If you are feeling uninspired I have come up with some options to add to your noodles.
- Carrot
- Bok Choy
- Celery
- Snow Peas
- Corn
- Hard Boiled Egg
- Seaweed
- Bean Sprouts
- Water Chestnuts
- Spinach
Leftovers
Properly stored, your noodles will last for 3 to 5 days in the fridge. To prevent bacteria from growing, your leftovers should not be left out after cooking for more than 2 hours.
If you’d like to freeze this dish, you absolutely can. Just keep in mind, your noodles may not come out as they did when fresh. You can store in an airtight container or freezer bag for 3-4 months.
More incredible recipes to try:
- Hoisin Chicken Udon Noodles
- Pad See Ew
- Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
- Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
- Sticky Honey Soy Chicken Wings
- Mongolian Beef Ramen Noodles
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Spicy Thai Chicken and Veggie Noodles
- Spicy Peanut and Chicken Soba Noodles
- Drunken Noodles with Chicken
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Asian Style Udon Noodles with Pork and Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 8 ounce udon noodles fresh
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium shallot chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound pork chops cut into thin strips (2 pork chops)
- 1 cup mushrooms I used cremini, chopped
- 5 green onions chopped
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup peanuts optional, chopped
For sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce light or low sodium
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup red wine
Instructions
- Blanch udon noodles in boiling water for about 1 to 2 minutes or if using noodles cook according to package instructions. Drain well and immediately rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together.
- Heat the olive oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add shallot, garlic, mushrooms and pork to hot wok and cook until pork starts to crisp up and browns.
- Add noodles and sauce and stir it all together and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and peanuts.
- Serve while hot.
Recipe Notes
- Properly stored, your noodles will last for 3 to 5 days in the fridge. To prevent bacteria from growing, your leftovers should not be left out after cooking for more than 2 hours.
- If you’d like to freeze this dish, you absolutely can. Just keep in mind, your noodles may not come out as they did when fresh. You can store in an airtight container or freezer bag for 3-4 months.
- Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
So I made this tonight and it was sooooo salty we couldn’t eat it. And there was so much sauce I had to let it boil down for 10 mins instead of 2. Not sure what went wrong?..
Did you use low sodium soy sauce? Different brands of ingredients can make a big impact on the sodium level and texture of recipes like this, as well.
I loved this recipe! But yes mine came out way too salty as well, I could eat it since I prefer my food on the salty side, I definitely used low sodium soy sauce. I’ll cut the soy sauce in half next time and will absolutely make it again!
What kind of red wine did you use?
Any type of dry red like Cab Sauv, Zinfendel, or Pinot Noir will work.
Wondering if this would work as a cold salad without the wine, but maybe with red wine vinegar.
I think that would be awesome! Give it a try.
Sounds delicious! Can I use fettuccine/gluten free? If not what would you suggest?
Yes you can use any type of noodles you prefer.
This was wonderful!
I did the Asian Style Udon noodles with chicken instead of pork. Delicious. Thanks. Moira
This was my first Asian dish — turned out great! I love udon. I have a lot to learn but this recipe was simple and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
I made this tonight and loved it. But I thought it was a tiny bit too salty. Next time I’ll use a little less soja. But it’s a keeper. Love udon noodles.
I’ve been craving noodles lately and these look so good! I know what I’m having for dinner this weekend. 🙂
I’m not really sure hungry mouths don’t care about the weather. I’m personally getting supper hungry when its hot outside. This time of the year, exactly. And Asian style udon noodles somehow always satisfy that hunger. By the way, i just want to say thank you to you Jo. You’re recipes always inspired and help me getting better on my cooking journey. I love you!
Thank you so much Trina, I’m so happy you’re enjoying my recipes. It’s people like you that inspire me to keep on cooking 🙂
This would be a favorite for us too. Quick, delicious and easy on the eye.
I am a big Udan Noodles fan, and I usually order them at my favorite Asian restaurant every chance I get. But Now I can make them at home! Great recipe.
Thanks Suzy! 🙂
Sounds nice- thank you and have a great day!
This looks so good! I think you forgot the mushrooms in the recipe, though. 😉 Was wondering how much and what kind you used. I might also try this out with soba noodles.
They’ve already been added, thanks. 🙂
OMG this is fabulous! I love noodles! I particularly love how thick these are…they look like they would be chewy and delicious! Plus hubs LOVES shrooms!