Garlic Butter Shrimp Udon. Buttery udon noodles swimming in a garlic chive butter sauce accompanied with bouncy chewy shrimps. Flavourful, indulgent, simple and totally delicious. This is a meal that comes together in 20 minutes and will truly hit the spot. This garlic udon noodles recipe only requires 7 ingredients.
If you’re a foodie, you’ve heard of the infamous garlic butter shrimps or garlic butter pasta. Well I wanted to create some Asian fusion by using Japanese udon noodles instead of your regular pasta. And WOW what an incredible combination of flavours and textures!
The udon noodles are bouncy and soft in nature so when they are smothered in that garlic butter sauce with a hint of fresh chives, it is pure heaven in your mouth. Such a comforting taste of flavours.
Now I know there are many shrimp udon stir fry recipes online but this garlic butter shrimp udon recipe is honestly incredible and so easy! I promise you won’t regret it.
It’s the perfect date night meal to impress a guest because it’s simple to make and the taste is superb! This garlic butter shrimp pasta without wine is also great for the family if you have kids and you want to keep it alcohol-free!
If you enjoy shrimp udon stir fry recipes, check out my other recipes: GARLIC SHRIMP TOFU UDON NOODLES and ROSE SHRIMP UDON NOODLES
Easy to make!
My garlic shrimp with udon noodles is super simple and very easy to make! In fact I should actually call this a one pot garlic butter shrimp pasta!
First in your large deep pot filled with water, you’ll blanch your frozen udon noodles until just loosened. Then you will strain them and set aside. Next peel your garlic (I’ll share a trick to peel them all at once quickly), slice them thinly and slowly frying them in olive oil over low heat. Then you’ll increase the heat to medium and toss in your peeled shrimp followed by the butter. Frying the shrimp until they’re pink. Lastly adding in your udon noodles with the chopped chives and salt. Giving everything a quick mix to serve hot! That’s it.
Tips for making garlic butter udon noodles with shrimp
I will be sharing below simple tips and tricks to guide you in making the best garlic shrimp noodle recipe:
- Only blanch your frozen udon noodles just until loosened and do not boil. This will ensure the noodles stay bouncy and chewy.
- To quick peel your garlic cloves, place the cloves with skin on into a mason jar and seal it with a lid. Then shake the jar until the skins of the cloves fall off. That’s it!
- Be sure to thinly slice your garlic cloves. It’s okay if some pieces are thicker than others. But this will allow for an even fry of the garlic.
- When shallow frying your garlic, fry over low heat not medium. We do not want the garlic to burn in these garlic butter prawn noodles
- Once the garlic smells fragrant as it fries, quickly toss in your shrimp and fry shrimp until pink and curled. If you overcook them, they will shrink in size.
- Once the udon noodles and other ingredients have been added in, only cook until everything is mixed and remove off heat immediately to prevent noodles from overcooking.
Other Udon Noodles recipes you may like!
If you enjoy this garlic butter shrimp noodle recipe, then do check out my other Udon recipes:
- CURRY UDON NOODLE STIR FRY
- CHAR SIU UDON NOODLE SOUP
- SESAME SAUSAGE UDON STIR-FRY
- FISH CAKE UDON STIR FRY
- MUSHROOM UDON STIR FRY
- UDON CARBONARA
For this recipe
You will need the following garlic butter shrimp pasta ingredients:
- 750 grams udon, frozen kind
- 120 grams black tiger shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup chives, finely chopped
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ tsp salt
How to make Garlic Butter Shrimp Udon
- In a large pot filled with water set over high heat, bring it a boil. Then carefully lower your frozen udon noodles to blanch. Once loosened, strain immediately in a colander and set aside.
- In the same pot set over low heat, add olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add your thinly sliced garlic and fry just until fragrant.
- Once the garlic is fragrant, quickly and carefully add in your peeled shrimp. Fry on both sides until pink and curled, about 3-4 minutes. Next add in your butter and let it melt. Mix everything together.
- Lastly throw in your udon noodles and fresh chopped chives mixing everything together. Once mixed, remove off heat immediately and serve.
Give it a try!
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Garlic Butter Shrimp Udon (20-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 750 grams udon frozen kind
- 120 grams shrimp peeled and deveined, black tiger shrimp recommended
- 8 cloves garlic peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup chives finely chopped
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- In a large pot filled with water set over high heat, bring it a boil. Then carefully lower your frozen udon noodles to blanch. Once loosened, strain immediately in a colander and set aside.
- In the same pot set over low heat, add olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add your thinly sliced garlic and fry just until fragrant.
- Once the garlic is fragrant, quickly and carefully add in your peeled shrimp. Fry on both sides until pink and curled, about 3-4 minutes. Next add in your butter and let it melt. Mix everything together.
- Lastly throw in your udon noodles and fresh chopped chives mixing everything together. Once mixed, remove off heat immediately and serve.
The shrimp bathed in the garlic butter sauce is heavenly all by itself... but those udon noodles you added make this dish totally irresistible!
Thick noodles, garlic butter shrimp, oh my! I'm wishing I could eat this right now as an evening snack 😉 Looks so good Christie!!!
The udon noodles is a brilliant move with garlic shrimp! Looks absolutely amazing Christie!!