Creamy Tofu Udon Noodles with Minced Pork
These super Creamy Tofu Udon Noodles with Minced Pork is a viral Tik Tok recipe famous for it's delicious flavors and cheese-like sauce! This dish is inspired by Chinese Mapo Tofu, packed with Chinese flavors and protein from the silken tofu.
Servings: 1
Calories: 1564kcal
Ingredients
creamy tofu sauce:
- 1 box silken tofu
- ¼ cup soy milk (can sub with milk, nut milk of choice, or water)
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
stir-fried pork:
- 1 teaspoon neutral oil
- 1 pound minced pork
- 1 chopped green onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon soybean paste or miso
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar
- ½ teaspoon sugar
assemble:
- 2 packs frozen udon noodles
- tofu sauce (to taste) I like half cup sauce per pack of noodle
- stir-fried pork (to taste)
- sliced green onions (for garnish)
Instructions
- Chop green onions and garlic.
- Heat pan on medium heat. When pan is hot, add oil, garlic and green onions. Saute for a minute.
- Then add ground pork and break apart so the meat is not clumpy. Add your shaoxing cooking wine and cook for a few minutes.
- Add your soybean paste, chili oil, soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar and sugar to your ground pork.
- Saute and mix together until meat is golden and the liquid is evaporated. This should take 5-8 minutes. Once meat is golden brown, turn off heat and set aside.
- Cook your udon according to packaging directions until al dente.
- Blend your creamy tofu sauce in a blender by combining silken tofu, peanut butter, soymilk (can use any milk or water), and salt.
- To assemble, add tofu sauce, and stir-fried meat on top of the udon noodles. Mix together and garnish with sliced green onions. Enjoy!
Notes
Expert Tips
- Even if you find the tofu sauce watery, trust the process! The starches of the noodles will thicken up your sauce naturally and you're left with silky noodles instead of a thick & clumpy sauce.
- Make sure to fry the minced pork until there is no liquid (from the sauces) so it's nice and crispy. We want to make sure the cooking wine liquid has evaporated and the meat is cooking in it's own fat.
- Use silken tofu so the sauce is not grainy. If you use firm or extra firm, the sauce will be less smooth! If you have extra leftover tofu, make some Egg Drop Soup!
Nutrition
Calories: 1564kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 86g | Fat: 124g | Saturated Fat: 40g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 60g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 327mg | Sodium: 2562mg | Potassium: 1820mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1261IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 243mg | Iron: 7mg