I was inspired to make ramen after a late afternoon craving that I wasn’t able to satisfy. There’s a really popular Ramen House near me that I can never get into. It’s always at least an hour wait when I get there and I’m usually too hungry to wait. The next day I was feeling defeated and thought, “How hard can it be?”
The answer is “not hard at all!” The ramen I made was a huge hit and I can’t wait to make it again. The ingredients list for this dish is long, but don’t let that fool you. The recipe is easy and is so worth it. I have become such a fan of cooking with miso so I was excited to make this.
The broth recipe takes a little time, and a lot of chopping but once I tasted it, I knew I had found a hit. The recipe I followed is William Sonoma’s Homemade Ramen Broth.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 2 lemongrass stalks, thinly sliced
- 4 green onions, white and light green portions, thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced
- 8 cups (64 fl. oz./1 l) chicken broth
- 1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) mirin
- 1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) soy sauce
- 1/4 cup (2 oz./60 g) white or yellow miso paste
- 2 pieces dried kombu
Directions:
In a large pot over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the lemongrass, green onions, garlic and jalapeño and cook until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Stir in the broth, mirin, soy sauce and miso until combined and bring to a simmer. Add the kombu and continue to simmer until the flavors deepen, about 15 minutes. Strain and discard the solids before using the broth as directed in your recipe. Makes about 8 cups.
As far as ramen ingredients go, it’s completely up to you. I chose to make mine vegetarian and gluten free by using rice noodles. Ramen noodles are easy to find at any grocery store. I used bok choy, shitake mushrooms, both fresh and dried, green onion, and 6-minute eggs.
Practice this PERFECT 6MIN EGG recipe while your broth is simmering.
Boil rice noodles separately in their own pot. Drizzle lightly with oil and set aside while you finish the rest of the recipe. Chop plenty of fresh green onion and remove the larger white portions of the bok choy. Let the mushrooms simmer in the broth for at least 10 min. When your eggs are peeled and sliced in half, you are ready to assemble your ramen. Place a heaping handful of rice noodles in a large soup bowl. Ladle broth and mushrooms (and some of that kombu, if you like it) over noodles. Add leafy parts of the bok choy and green onions and give it a quick stir. Add a few squirts of sriracha and enjoy!
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EMILY CARUSO 
This looks so delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
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Thank you! Hope you enjoy!
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