Udon noodles

NastyMatt

Does anyone now how to cook udon noodles?? I boil mine and then cool them down under the tap but mine are always a bit slimey!!!

thriftmonster

If I do cool noodles, I coat them in a drop of sesame oil when cold to give them a better texture. Haven't done udon noodles, but it works for normal noodles

morg_monster

mmm i love udon noodles. I got the wagamama cookbook for my birthday and tried out their amai udon yesterday... it was the best food I've had in weeks! as good as the real thing!

I just cook and pour cold water over them to cool/rinse, then leave them in the colander in the sink to drip for a while while I'm cooking the sauce or whatnot, yesterday they were sitting there for at least 10mins and they 'dried' nicely without slime. mmm.

NastyMatt

yep.. wagamoma cook book it is!! How long do you boil the noodles for?

overlykeensaver

I find adding the sesame oil helps too - stops them sticking together too much. Where do you buy your udon noodles?

NastyMatt

I buy mine at Win Yip in Purley. Awesome place for hard to find ingredients.

Raspberry_Swirl

udon noodles don't actually need to boil. i sit mine in water that has just boiled for about 3-5 minutes.

then they're ready to just add to a soup, or to cook in the wok briefly at the end of a stir fry.

badkitti

I usually finish mine off in the wok (I usually have udon noodles with chicken or salmon) which works really well, ever since a taiwanese friend told me how to do that.

devil30

If your noodles are slimey it means they've been overcooked. Reduce your cooking time and they'll taste better.