Quick udon noodles

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 400 g Udon noodles, thick
• 2 handfuls of spinach
• 6 shiitake mushroom(s), dried
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 bell pepper(s), green
• some vegetable oil
• 100 ml soy sauce
• 100 ml water (mushroom soaking water)
• 2 tbsp raw cane sugar
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

vegan, with vegetables and shiitake mushrooms

Pour boiling water over the shiitake mushrooms and soak for at least 1 hour. Drain and reserve the soaking water. Mix 100 ml of this with the sauce ingredients. Slice the mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion. Dice the carrots. Pour boiling water over the udon noodles. Drain after 1 minute and set aside. Heat a little vegetable oil in a large pan and fry the diced carrots, bell peppers, onion, and mushrooms until the carrots and bell peppers are tender. Add the udon noodles and spinach. Stir in the sauce and simmer until it has thickened and the noodles are coated.