Food Recipes Udon with Seared Beef & Zucchini 5.0 (1) 1 Review Add this 30-minute noodle dish teeming with flavor to your weeknight dinner repertoire. By Melissa Gray Melissa Gray Melissa Gray is a Recipe Developer and Food Stylist for Dotdash Meredith. She attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where she studied Culinary Arts and Culinary Arts Management. She's been working in food publishing since 2015 and joined the Dotdash Meredith test kitchens in 2019. During her career, she has developed over 1,500 original recipes and food styled in hundreds of photoshoots. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 12, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Greg DuPree Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Udon is a thick Japanese noodle made from wheat and can be found fresh or dried; we use widely available dried for this recipe. (But you can’t find udon at your grocery store, flat rice noodles or soba noodles will do the trick.) When tossed with thin slices of seared beef, zucchini, and shiitake mushrooms it makes for a quick meal that’s filling and satisfying. To make this dish vegetarian, use sliced tofu in place of the beef. Ingredients 8 oz dried udon noodles 12 oz top round steak, thinly sliced against the grain 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2 tbsp canola oil 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-in.-thick slices 3 1/2 oz shiitake mushrooms 1 red Fresno chile, seeded and thinly sliced 1 tbsp fresh ginger 2 tsp fresh mint Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish Directions Prepare noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Meanwhile, toss together steak, pepper, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a medium bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high. Add steak; cook, stirring often, until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add zucchini and mushrooms to pan; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons water, scraping bottom of pan with a wooden spoon to loosen browned bits. Add chile and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add noodles and remaining 5 tablespoons soy sauce; cook, stirring constantly, until noodles are coated and heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in mint, if using, and steak. Top with sesame seeds. Rate it Print