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Ramen

Beef tendon shoyu ramen

Beef tendon shoyu ramen
Simple, tasty, indulgent. All you really need is a slow cooker to tenderize the tendon. Everything else is a matter of assembly.
Keyword: Noodle soup, Organ meat, Ramen
Cook time: 6 hours hours
Servings: 3 people

Miso ramen with shrimp wonton and shiitake

Miso ramen with shrimp wonton and shiitake
Do you like Japanese miso soup? We do! It is great in its simplest form — with just tofu and wakame — but did you know that wonton and shiitake are great additions to basic miso soup?
Keyword: Miso soup, Noodle soup, Ramen
Cook time: 8 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 bowl

Ginger pork ramen

Sweet salty meat with a little heat, broth made richer with ground toasted sesame seeds, lightly chewy shiitake bursting with umami, and a touch of tang from pickled ginger. All that in a bowl of instant ramen.
Keyword: Noodle soup, Ramen
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Sweet soy sauce beef ramen

Sweet soy sauce beef ramen
Salty sweet broth, greens, beef, noodles, kamaboko and raw egg. Think sukiyaki but simpler because this instant ramen hack has fewer ingredients. Mushrooms (shimeji and enoki, especially) are good additions.
Keyword: Noodle soup, Ramen
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Quick and easy miso ramen

Quick and easy miso ramen
Making traditional miso ramen is multi-step process that involves ingredients that aren't always available outside Asia. In this quick and easy recipe, spinach, pork and seaweeds were added to a pack of instant ramen to make a delicious one bowl meal.
Keyword: Noodle soup, Ramen
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person

Shrimp and fish ball ramen

Shrimp and fish ball ramen
A quick and easy lunch or dinner. Egg noodles topped with frozen fish balls, shrimps, bok choy and scallions are served in broth made with dashi. A marriage of Chinese and Japanese cuisines.
Keyword: Noodle soup, Ramen, Shrimp
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Cheese and kimchi ramen

Cheese and kimchi ramen
Cook a pack of instant ramen, add mushrooms, pork slices and kimchi. Top with cheese slices and leave to melt. Transfer to a bowl, garnish with scallions and drop in a raw egg yolk.
Keyword: Cooked with kimchi, Noodle soup, Ramen
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person

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