Thursday, September 3, 2009

Quick Shoyu Ramen Recipe


Shoyu Ramen - Soy Sauce Flavored Ramen

Making delicious ramen noodles isn't easy. Ramen chefs in Japan usually train hard to make good ramen. This is a quick recipe to make soy sauce flavored ramen at home.

Ingredients:
• 2 Chukamen (raw Chinese noodles)
• 1 clove finely chopped garlic
• 1 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 cup chicken soup stock
• 1 cup kombu dashi soup stock
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• *For toppings:
• Chopped negi
• Nori (dried seaweed)
• Pepper

Preparation:
Heat sesame oil in a deep pan. Saute chopped ginger and garlic in the pan. Lower the heat. Add chicken soup stock and kombu dashi soup stock in the pan and bring to a boil. Add sugar, salt, sake, and soy sauce in the soup. Run the soup through a strainer. Serve hot soup into individual bowls. In the meantime, boil water in a large pan. Add chukamen noodles in the boiling water and cook for a few minutes. Drain the noodles and serve in the hot soup. Place toppings, such as chopped negi and nori seaweed. Sprinkle some pepper if you would like.
*Makes 2 servings