Japanese Udon Noodle Soup

• 2 Tablespoons Olive Or Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 whole Yellow Onion, Diced
• 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 teaspoon Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
• 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 3 whole To 4 Whole Chicken Sausage Links (or Whatever Sausage You Have Around)
• 5 stalks Kale, Leaves Removed
• 1 quart Chicken Stock Or Broth
• 2 teaspoons Soy Sauce
• 2 teaspoons Fish Sauce
• 2 teaspoons Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Hot Chili Oil
• 8 ounces, weight Japanese Udon Noodles

1. Heat a soup pot over medium/high heat. Add a few drizzles of olive oil, about 2 Tablespoons. If you'd prefer to use vegetable oil, that is fine as well.
2. Dice up your onion and throw that into the pot. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes and some black pepper.
3. Mince your garlic and add that too.
4. Dice your sausage and chop the kale. Get those into the pot. Give it a stir. Get everything well coated.
5. Add enough to stock or stock/water to cover the mixture. Add a few shakes (about 2 teaspoons each) of soy sauce, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar and about 1 teaspoon of chili oil.
6. Kick the heat to high and let it come up to a boil. Once it gets to a nice rolling boil, bring it down to low, cover the pot and let it simmer for about 20 - 25 minutes.
7. Taste and re-season if necessary.
8. Bring the heat back up to a rolling boil. Add your noodles and cook for about 10 minutes (follow the cooking directions on the package).
9. And serve!

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/soups/japanese-udon-noodle-soup/ (may not work)