Miso Ramen

Ramen noodle in miso based soup is called miso ramen. It's one of popular flavors of ramen noodles in Japan. Lots of vegetables can be added in this miso ramen recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 2 oz. ground pork
• 5 oz. bean sprouts, rinsed
• 4 oz. cabbage, chopped
• 2 oz. carrot, cut into thin strips
• 4 cups warm water
• 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 4 Tbsp miso paste
• 2 Chukamen (raw Chinese noodles)
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil

Preparation:

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or a wok. Add minced ginger and garlic in the skillet and saute pork on medium heat until done. Add carrot, bean sprouts, and cabbage in the skillet and saute together for a few minutes. Pour warm water in the skillet. Season with chicken bouillon powder, sugar, and soy sauce and bring the soup to a boil. Turn down the heat to low, and melt miso in the soup. Add sesame oil at last. Stop the heat. In the meantime, boil lots of water in a large pot. Put Chukamen noodles in the boiling water and cook for a few minutes, or boil noodles, following the package instruction. Drain the noodles and serve into two noodle bowls. Pour hot miso soup over the noodles with ingredients on top.
*Makes 2 servings

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