Jess Elliott Dennison’s quick and easy recipe for pork and plum meatball udon | Quick and easy

Ripe plums lend a welcome, sweet-sour kick to comforting sausage meatball noodles

End-of-season plums bring a tart, sticky sweetness to this comforting bowl of sausage meatballs and noodles. My favourite udon are those individually portioned fresh packs – I stock up on them from our local Asian supermarket, then stash them in the freezer. Just don’t be tempted to throw them straight into the pan of plum sauce and meatballs, because that way you’ll find yourself with a bowl of strangely pink noodles reminiscent of the blue soup in Bridget Jones!

Pork, sesame and plum meatballs with udon

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 2

For the meatballs 4 pork sausages (240g), skins removed 1 egg 45g panko breadcrumbs 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced ½ tsp fennel seeds, crushed ½ tbsp light soy sauce ¼…