Udon Noodles with Spicy Meat and Mushroom Sauce | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street | Recipes, TV an

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 8 ounces 80 percent lean ground beef
• 8 ounces ground pork
• 4 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and finely chopped
• 1 8-ounce can bamboo shoots, rinsed, drained and finely chopped (optional)
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• ¼ cup sake
• 1-2 tablespoons chili-bean sauce (toban djan)
• 2 tablespoons miso, preferably red
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 recipe (about 1¾ pounds) homemade udon noodles , cooked, drained and rinsed
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• ½ English cucumber, cut into matchsticks