Mazemen Ramen

Name: Mazemen Ramen
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 oz eggplant sofrito; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sake (boiled for one minute and cooled); 4 oz vegetable stock or chicken stock and dashi; 1 pack ramen noodles (without seasoning); 2 stalks scallions (slivered, for garnish); 1/4 tsp chipotle powder (for garnish)

A Japanese noodle dish featuring ramen noodles mixed with a savory sofrito-based broth, topped with scallions and chipotle powder.

15 min total1 servingsJapanese

Calories

420

Protein

10g

Carbs

72g

Fat

Ingredients

4 oz eggplant sofrito
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sake (boiled for one minute and cooled)
4 oz vegetable stock or chicken stock and dashi
1 pack ramen noodles (without seasoning)
2 stalks scallions (slivered, for garnish)
1/4 tsp chipotle powder (for garnish)

Instructions

1
Mix together the sofrito, soy sauce, sake, and mirin. Warm slightly and place into the bowl you will serve the ramen in.
2
Boil the chicken/dashi mix or vegetable stock and keep very hot.
3
Cook the noodles separately in water (thin noodles take about 40 seconds).
4
Pour the hot broth into the bowl and mix well with the sofrito.
5
Drain the hot noodles very well and add them to the broth/sofrito mixture, slightly agitating them to mix well.
6
Top with a pile of scallion shreds and dust with chipotle powder.