Cooking Udon

HG came across udon noodles the other day while he and Lulu went shopping. He thought of giving it a try someday and so the two of them decided to cook udon over the weekend. Lulu was given the responsibility of looking up for recipe whereas HG would pay for all the ingredients needed (haha). Lulu decided to try the Nabeyaki udon. And so they went shopping on Saturday afternoon and did the cooking last Sunday night.

The ingredients needed:
It took Lulu about 2 hours time to prepare the Daishi stock and also the cooking. The outcome?

TA- DA!
And Lulu's udon was served in a claypot, thus the name 'Nabeyaki'.
After 2 long hours of cooking and having no time to concentrate on watching the 'International chinese debate final' live from TV2, Lulu finally got to try a bite of her own cooking. Ita taki mas!
HG generously rated a 4 out of 5 stars for Lulu's cooking. But Lulu gave herself only 2 stars. She overdid the soup with a little bit too much soy sauce added. And some of the ingredients were overcooked. Although it took them two hours to cook, and the udon tasted not as good as those ordered from a japanese restaurant, it was a fulfilling experience. At least it was Lulu's first attempt to 'COOK' something rather than to 'ROLL' something (as in sushi). Haha.

HG also did try to cook 'teriyaki chicken' (he claimed it). It tasted okay but not really 'teriyaki' style (to Lulu) but more like a chinese style of cooking. Anyway, the two of them were so full last night.
p/s: to try it out yourself, go to this link for the recipe http://japanesefood.about.com/od/udon/r/nabeyakiudon.htm