Japanese inspired udon stir fry with shrimp, sliced mushrooms, zucchini, sweet corn, and peas in delicious teriyaki sauce. This dish is both healthy and easy to make, a great choice for a quick meal.
It’s Father’s Day this weekend. Have you made your plans yet?
My family and I are going to be pretty busy this weekend. My sister’s birthday and Father’s Day land on the same day this year, which means it’s going to be a big celebration! Possibly with cake from Schubert’s Bakery and dinner somewhere. We haven’t decided yet. I’ll be sure to post pictures next week. =)
Today I want to introduce another type of Japanese noodles: udon. Have you ever had udon? I love anything that includes noodles. It doesn’t matter whether it’s noodle soup, stir fry noodles, pan fried noodles, or noodle salad. If they include noodles, I don’t need further convincing.
This udon dish is so very delicious with the classic taste of teriyaki sauce and filled with tons of vegetables, mushrooms, and shrimp! All of my favorite ingredients!
First, add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to a medium sized skillet. Allow the oil to heat for a minute. Then add mushrooms. Use a spatula to stir the mushrooms and cook them evenly.
Once the mushrooms have softened, add in the zucchini and about ¼ cup water. The reason why I added the water is because the bottom of the skillet is too dry. Without liquid, our ingredients could become burnt. So I remedy that by adding a little bit water after each ingredient.
As the zucchini starts to soften, add in the udon noodles and ¼ cup water. You have two options. You can add the udon directly to the skillet. Or you can cook the udon separately in a small pot. By cooking the udon a little bit, it will help soften and loosen the noodles instead of having them clumped together. Either way works.
Add in the corn kernels and peas. Stir until all the ingredients are incorporated.
Now, add in the teriyaki sauce, sugar, and water. If you like, add in crushed red peppers for spiciness. Stir the sauce until it coats the noodles and the vegetables. I used teriyaki baste and glaze, which was what I had on hand. It has the same flavor as the teriyaki sauce and marinade, just thicker. You can use the marinade and sauce if that’s what you have. It should have the same flavor. I added the sugar to decrease the saltiness of the teriyaki. If you feel you need more sauce, you can add more to taste.
At the end, add in the shrimp and cook them until they become red orange in color and no longer appear orange and translucent.
Plate the udon, and serve the udon warm. Enjoy!
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firefly1275 says
Looks very delicious!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you!
Catco Casa says
You keep cooking with shrimp and it is making hungry! I really must get to the store soon to buy some!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I love shrimp! If I could eat it everyday, I would =)
The Novice Gardener says
Yum, Andrea! That really looks appetizing. I need to replenish my supply of udon so I can make this!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Angie!
healthracer says
Udon noodles are the best! This recipe looks fantastic. 🙂
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much! Hope you’ll like it! =)
Emily says
I just got really hungry. 🙂 Looks great!!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you!
morgantheperson says
Oh my gosh, this looks so good! I love udon noodles!
On another note: I’m not sure if you do awards (and I’m sorry to have bothered you if you don’t) but I’ve nominated you for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! You can check it out here: http://wanderingrush.wordpress.com/2014/06/14/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Have a lovely day!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much for the nomination! It really means a lot to me.I’ll get to writing a post for it as soon as i can =)
soullfire says
Does it taste as good as the picture looks? It looks delicious! 🙂
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you! I loved it and hope that you will too if you get the chance to try it =)
Diana says
Fab recipe! Yum!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you!
KleesButterfly says
Your recipes are great and presented in a very appealing way. This is now the second recipe that I am bound to try out. The first one was a cauliflower recipe that I’ve seen recently on your site. So, I will come back to your blog and check those and other recipes out. Keep up your great work!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much! I really hope you’ll enjoy the recipes that you decide to try =)
KleesButterfly says
I’ll soon tell you 🙂