Spicy Pork + Kale Udon Noodle Soup

I love soup in the winter time because it’s a great way to warm up in the freezing weather, and a delicious, healthy thing to eat after all the heavy food from the holidays. And I especially love noodle soup with lots of veggies, meat and seasonings.

I recently was invited to join the blogger recipe challenge for JSL Foods to create a unique soup recipe using their Fortune Udon Noodles.

I created a soup recipe using their Mushroom Udon noodles – they are so good and easy to make! They are fresh and pre-cooked, perfect for a soup or stir fry and fortified with Omega-3 and have no MSG.

You simply add the noodles to some water and add the flavor packet provided, then cook for a few minutes after the water comes to a boil. Alternatively you can microwave the noodles in just 3 minutes and then add it to your soup base.

After the noodles were done, I set them aside and made the Spicy Pork mixture to go in the soup. First I added all the seasonings and spices, sriracha, fish sauce, soy sauce and togarashi seasoning (a Japanese spicy pepper seasoning you can find online) to the ground pork and sautéed over medium-high heat until cooked through.

Then I returned the pot of cooked noodles to the burner, added some chicken broth, fresh chopped kale, yellow sweet corn and a little more garlic salt and pepper and let that cook until the kale wilted and the corn was heated through. I added the cooked spicy pork mixture back into the pot with the noodles, kale and corn and let it simmer for another 5-10 minutes on low heat to let all the flavors meld together.

And voila! A super delicious and healthy soup for the winter with a great combination of flavors from the mushroom Udon noodles, the spicy pork, the fresh kale and corn, all topped with more sliced green onions, togarashi seasoning and a pat of butter to give it another layer of silky flavor and dash of sweetness to cool the heat from the spicy broth.

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Spicy Pork + Kale Udon Noodle Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4-6

Serving Size: 1 cup

This is spicy and delicious mushroom Udon noodle soup - topped with a spicy pork mixture, kale, corn, garlic and green onions to make a savory soup perfect for winter.

Ingredients

1. 1 package Fortune Udon noodles, mushroom flavor
   

2. 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
   

3. 1 tablespoon sesame oil
   

4. 1 pound ground pork
   

5. 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
   

6. 1 tablespoon ginger paste
   

7. 1 teaspoon lemongrass, minced
   

8. 1 teaspoon fish sauce
   

9. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
   

10. 2 tablespoons Sriracha
    

11. 1 tablespoon Togarashi seasoning
    

12. Black pepper, to taste
    

13. 4 cups chicken broth
    

14. 1 teaspoon garlic salt
    

15. 1 (11 ounce) can sweet yellow corn
    

16. 3-4 large handfuls kale, chopped
    

17. 2 green onions, sliced
    

18. Butter, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook the Fortune Udon noodles in a large pot according to package directions (add 1 1/4 cups of boiling water and seasoning packet to the noodles and simmer for 3 minutes). Set aside.
   

2. Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over medium high heat, add the ground pork, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, fish sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, Togarashi seasoning and black pepper and cook for about 5 minutes or so until the pork is cooked all the way through.
   

3. Return the pot of cooked Udon noodles back to the burner, add the chicken broth, garlic salt, kale, corn and green onions, and let simmer over medium heat until kale is wilted and the corn is cooked through.
   

4. Add the cooked spicy pork mixture and stir together, simmering for a few more minutes until the flavors are blended through the soup.
   

5. Serve the Udon noodle soup immediately and garnish with additional sliced green onions and a pat of butter until melted, for garnish.

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How. Good. Does. This. Look?

Perfect Winter Soup for a chilly day. Enjoy!

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