MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Karei Udon (Japanese Style Curry Udon) Categories: Japanese, Noodles, Curry, Mushrooms Yield: 4 Servings 4 tb Oil 1/2 c Flour; +2 tb 2 tb Curry powder 5 c Hot vegetable or mushroom - stock 4 tb Soy sauce 2 ts Maple syrup or - other sweetener 10 oz Udon noodles, or 4 bundles Water; for boiling udon - noodles 4 Scallions or green onions; - chopped In a 2 qt 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 sweetener and cook until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Meanwhile, cook the udon 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. Recipe by Miyoko Nishimoto, Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional From: Mr. Falafel on alt.food.vegan MMMMM