Showing posts with label udon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label udon. Show all posts

Monday, September 30, 2013

Stir Fry with Noodles and Random Shit


So, this was a throw-together meal. We had some left over udon  from making these, some asparagus, and some ham from Local Pig that was juuuust about to go bad. We added some ingredients that we always keep around (mushrooms, garlic, ginger, edamame, radishes, and green onions).  Let me stress that stir fry is one of those things that was pretty much designed to use up what you've got sitting around. I have a pretty loosey-goosey approach to recipes in general, mainly that I almost never follow them ever, and I'm always adding stuff (coughcough*garlic*coughcough) and subbing out stuff that I actually have for other stuff that I very really don't. This way, I never have to make a special trip to the store to make something. My inability to follow a recipe thoroughly is the reason that I am the worst at baking, and I leave all that measuring and specificity to Dave, whose precise measuring in contrast to my eyeballing makes him seem like some kind of a bread-making wizard, when maybe it all just comes down to following directions.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Udon Noodles



Udon noodles are a thick, perfectly chewy Japanese noodle. As an adult, when I first had udon, it reminded me of the thick, pillowy noodles my Grandmother would put in her chicken soup. A great toothsome noodle is comfort food, no matter where you're from. I didn't get to learn my Grandmother's noodle recipe, but I bet the ingredients were a hell of a lot like the ones from this classic udon recipe.