Before school starts, I learned how to cook a new dish. Black pepper chicken with Udon. A Japanese inspired dish and one of my favorite! Fiance's relative, Aren, is a chef and he was offered a job in Australia few years back. With all the experience and knowledge, he came back to Singapore, work around forawhile and started to create his own sauce with an appealing recipe at the back!
I went to Aren's product launch the day before. I didn't know was on for me but I was so pleased to find out that I was in a 'learning how to cook' session. Yes, yes, stop nagging already.. I know it is time that I start to learn how to cook! Anyway, he was promoting this sauce (below) and an all purpose frying flour. He taught me how to cook fish fillet, onion ring, fried chicken, calamari and black pepper chicken too! It was my first session and I came unprepared. I didn't take down any notes but, not too worry. I can always ask my fiance to write it down for me.. I will cook one of these dishes one day using his all purpose frying flour and share it with you!
I've been to a few Japanese restaurants but not many of them serve dried/fried Udon and the cost of one serving, according to him, was about SGD$8? Thanks to Aren for teaching me how to cook this dish. I didn't know that it was so simple to prepare! FYI, this sauce is not sold in our local supermarket yet. I am one of the lucky few who was present at his product launch and manage to buy one home to cook this!
This is what you will need:
Capsicum: Wash and cut it nicely.
Onion: Peel the skin and slice it nicely. Wear shades if you have sensitive eyes.
Sliced chicken and no bones. You can get it pre-packed at any local supermarkets.
Udon fresh noodles. Pre-packed by per serving. I got in packs of three for about SGD$4. Worth it.
Personally, I think it is best to use olive oil for this..
SIMPLE steps on how to prepare Black Pepper Chicken with Udon.
- Use a pot first or anything that can hold boiling water.
- Boil water first.
- Once it is boiling, add a bit of olive oil and salt to increase the taste of the Udon.
- After that take the Udon noodles out from the pot.
- Switch to a frying pan.
- Add a lil bit of olive oil and spread around the pan.
- Throw in the chicken first to cook it.
- Once it is cooked, add the capsicum and onions together with the Aren's Black Pepper Sauce.
- Add the Udon noodles last.
- Ensure it is well-mixed.
There you have it!
It is so delicious! My fiance did a calculation on how much I can actually save when I prepare home food compared to eating out. He said, the price we paid per serving is about half of what the restaurants are charging! I was amazed. You can change the menu to your own liking because I learned that cooking is cater to your taste buds and appetite. If you're craving for seafood, add prawns in it. If you're a meat lover, throw in beef instead! I like what Aren said, "Learn to cook for yourself and not for business. When you learn to cook, you know how to make yourself happy." Props to his amazing sauce creation! I can eat Udon anytime I want because I know how to cook it! *Thumbs up*
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