Japanese-Style Spicy Beef Udon Noodle Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• baby broccoli
  2 unit
• black pepper
• bok choy and napa cabbage
  8 oz
• cooking oil
• garlic powder
  2 tsp
• ground beef
  40 oz
• peanut butter
  2 unit
• salt
• scallions (thinly sliced, whites and greens separated)
  4 unit
• sesame seeds
  2 tbsp
• soy sauce
  4 tbsp
• sriracha
  2 tsp
• sugar
  1 tsp
• szechuan paste
  4 tbsp
• udon noodles
  12 oz
• water
  3 c

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• whisk

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Trim and thinly slice scallions . Trim and discard woody ends from baby broccoli . Cut into 1-inch-long pieces.

   scallions: 4 unit (thinly sliced, whites and greens separated), baby broccoli: 2 unit
2. 2

   Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites, baby broccoli, and bok choy and napa cabbage ; season with salt and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are browned and softened, ⏱️ 3-5 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.

   cooking oil, bok choy and napa cabbage: 8 oz, salt, black pepper
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of oil in pot used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add ground beef ; season with garlic powder , salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.

   ground beef: 40 oz, garlic powder: 2 tsp
4. 

   4

   To pot used for beef, add szechuan paste , sriracha , peanut butter , half the soy sauce , water , and sugar (5 ½ cups water and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; whisk with a whisk until everything is thoroughly combined. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, ⏱️ 2-4 minutes . Taste and add as much remaining soy sauce as you like. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

   szechuan paste: 4 tbsp, sriracha: 2 tsp, peanut butter: 2 unit, soy sauce: 4 tbsp, water: 3 c, sugar: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Increase heat under pot with broth to medium high. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, add udon noodles to pot, using tongs to break apart. Cook until tender, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes .

   udon noodles: 12 oz
6. 

   6

   Divide noodles and broth between bowls. Top with veggies, beef, scallion greens, and sesame seeds . Serve.

   sesame seeds: 2 tbsp
7. 7

   Ground meat is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.