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RECIPE: Ramen Noodle Soup with Shiitakes
- Yield: Serves 4–6 1x
Description
This is a favorite soup, good anytime of the year, and comes together very quickly. The ramen, or whatever pasta you choose, keeps best when cooked on the side and drizzled with sesame oil to keep strands from sticking.
Ingredients
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- 1 whole leek, cut in half lengthwise, rinsed and sliced
- 1 1/2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, sliced
- 2 Tbsps dark sesame oil, coconut oil, or olive oil, divided
- 2–3 tsps fresh grated ginger (a microplane grater works nicely)
- 7 cups chicken stock or homemade mushroom stock (see note), or water
- 1 carrot, peeled, thinly sliced into matchsticks
- 2 cups kale or baby kale, stemmed and thinly sliced
- 1 cup tofu, cut into small cubes
- 1 8–oz package of noodles — fresh Chinese noodles, ramen, udon, or your favorite Asian noodle
- 2 Tbsps soy sauce, or more to taste
- 1/2 tsps sriracha or other hot sauce
- 2 limes, quartered
Instructions
- In a soup pot, sauté the leek and mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of the oil, stirring often. After 3 to 4 minutes, add ginger.
- Once ginger is fragrant, add in the stock or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, add the carrots, kale, and tofu, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles al dente in a large pot of salted water according to package directions. Drain and shake the strainer until all the steam has been released, so the noodles don’t continue to cook or get sticky. Drizzle with the other 1 tablespoon of oil to help flavor and keep them separate. Set aside.
- After 10 minutes, or when vegetables are cooked, season the soup with the soy sauce and sriracha to taste.
- Place the noodles into bowls and ladle the soup over the noodles. Place wedges of lime on a plate and pass around the table to squeeze into the soup.
Notes
DIY mushroom stock: Soak 1/4 to 1/2 cup of dried shiitake or porcini mushrooms in 7 cups of boiled water to flavor. Strain liquid. You can finely chop some of the mushrooms to use in the soup, along with the fresh mushrooms.
