Japanese Style Curry Udon Noodles (Karei Udon)

• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder
• 5 cups vegetable stock or 5 cups mushroom stock
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup or 2 teaspoons other artificial sweetener
• 8 -10 ounces udon noodles
• water, for boiling udon noodles
• 3 -4 scallions or 3 -4 green onions, chopped

1. In a 2 quart saucepan, heat the oil. Add the flour and cook, stirring for a minute over low heat. Add the curry powder and cook another minute. Whisk in the hot vegetable stock all at once: it will thicken almost instantaneously. Add the soy sauce and syrup and cook until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
2. Cook the udon noodles in a large pot of boiling water. When al dente, drain well, rinse and place into 4 large bowls. Fill each bowl with curry sauce, top with scallions and serve immediately.

oil, flour, flour, curry powder, vegetable stock, soy sauce, maple syrup, udon noodles, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/japanese-style-curry-udon-noodles-karei-udon-168752 (may not work)