Easy 15 Minute Curry Udon

4.8 / 5 (5 reviews)

Warm up with a big bowl of spicy homemade Curry Udon. This Japanese classic is super quick (just 15 minutes!) AND only 7 ingredients!

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Original Publish: Jun 18, 2021
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026
Prep: 3 mins
Cook: 12 mins
Yields: 4, 4 Bowls

Nutrition Facts

544 kcalCalories
28 gProtein
71 gCarbs
17 gFat
Finished Easy 15 Minute Curry Udon

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Place a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil, then toss in the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until translucent. Add beef mince and continue to fry for 3-5 minutes until browned.

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Chef's Notes


Spice Level โ€“ Add heat with rayu chilli oil, chilli powder or shichimi togarashi, or use a hot curry roux base.ย ย 
Garnishes โ€“ Serve topped with extra spring onion slices, sprinkle with furikake, bonito flakes or aonori flakes. For extra texture try it with crispy fried shallots. You could even try it with a soft boiled egg on top!
Toppings โ€“ Place a crunchy piece of chicken katsu, tempura or popcorn chicken pieces on top to make it go even further.
Thicken Curry โ€“ You can thicken the curry one of two ways โ€“ by cooking it down further on a low simmer, or by adding a few more chunks of curry roux.
Like it soupy? Add more stock for a runnier dish, and make it a curry soup.
Missing the MSG? Add a splash of soy sauce or salt and pepper to get that extra salty kick.
Udon Noodles โ€“ Fresh, homemade udon noodles are always best. If you donโ€™t have the time, frozen is second best and dried udon is the cheapest.
Dashi โ€“ Use powder, make homemade dashi, or substitute with chicken or vegetable stock.
Beef โ€“ Beef mince works best, can also use pork or chicken. Sub with thin slices of pork or beef, shabu shabu style. If youโ€™re vegetarian, opt for tofu or shiitake mushroom!
Curry Roux โ€“ Use homemade curry roux or store bought S&B Golden Curry.
Onionโ€“ Brown or white onions. Sub with leek or shallots if you need.

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Nobby Hall ★ 5.0/5

Tastes bleddy good. I used exactly 1.5 imp pints for the dashi and added 2 blocks of roux. I love udon and found a lot of recipes are a tad involved this is greaf recipe tho. I used a medium hot roux but spiced it up a tad with chilli oil for the last portion and it was superb. I had some left over vege bacon crispy bits and they really made a tasty addition. All in all folks a good, quick recipe. Now to try other recipes on this site which I found by accident I'm glad I did ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Ryan Allen ★ 5.0/5

I can't wait to give this a try! I recently had it for the first time and now want to try making it. Thanks for the great recipe.

Sean ★ 5.0/5

I've been making this for whenever my mother isn't feeling well and she loves it everytime. If I could rate it higher than 5 I really would

Mandy ★ 4.0/5

Wow, made this tonight and it was so good! The recipe was easy to follow and so easy to make! Thanks ladies! Will definitely be making this again ๐Ÿ˜Š

Aly ★ 5.0/5

It taste amazing. Thank you

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