source/inspo: Just One Cookbook

another comfort food!

ingredients (4 servings)

  • 1 tokyo negi? aka long green onion or 4 reg green onions(white part only)
  • 2 green onion / scallion (for topping)
  • 16 oz thinly sliced beef (like ribeye)
  • 2 tbsp neutral oil
  • 4 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 servings udon! (1000g frozen udon or 360g dry udon)

broth

  • 5 cups dashi (2.5 tsp hondashi then? usually i do 1 tsp to 1 cup for full base stuff like miso, but here we alr have lots of other salt/umami already)
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 0.25 tsp diamond crystal kosher salt (j for consistency apparently, if morton salt, use like 1/8 tsp instead)

broth steps

  1. 5 cups dashi broth to a low boil for 1-2 min -> then season w/ the soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and fancy salt (cover w/ lid to keep hot & prevent evaporation) & turn off heat after 1-2 min

meat steps

  1. cut white part of negi into 1/2 inch diagonal slices
  2. cut 2 green onion into thin slices for garnish
  3. heat frying pan and when hot, add 2 tbsp oil + negi and saute until golden brown n tender
  4. then add the beef, cook until not pink, and now add the 4 tsp sugar and 2 tbsp soy sauce
  5. stir-fry until well coated and then remove from heat

final steps

  1. make and drain udon (typically like 1 min to reheat w/ boil for frozen udon)
  2. portion udon in bowls + pour hot broth into them
  3. place stir-fried beef into bowls + season them w/ green onions

tips

  • for broth, can add 1/2 tsp white soy (shiro shoyu) at end for cleaner, more delicate finish perhaps? never tried
  • can marinate beef beforehand by tossing it w/ 1 tsp soy + 1 tsp mirin + pinch sugar for 10 min before cooking
  • can deglaze pan w/ 1-2 tbsp of hot broth after cooking + pour back into broth
  • for more veggies, add bokchoy & napa (add after broth seasoning + simmer for ~5 min before turning off fire) or spinach (at end, blanch w/ hot broth for 15s until bright green/wilted then immediately portion)
  • also at end for serving, can drizzle w/ sesame oil or add poached egg or maybe like crispy shallots/onions