Ramen, the Japanese Noddles Soup 🇯🇵

Ingredients needed for the ramen:

• 4-6 pork belly slices, chicken breast or tofu
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 eggs
• 2 packs of ramen noodles
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1  bok-choy cut in half
• 1 cup sliced green onions
• 1 sheet nori, cut into small pieces
• Sesame seeds

Ingredients for the noodles:

• 100 g of flour per portion
• 40g of warm water
• 1 pinched of salt
• 2 pinched of bicarbonate of sodium

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How to prepare the noodles:

• In a bowl mix the flour and add up slowly the warm water mixed the bicarbonate of sodium and salt.
• Knead the paste during 5 to 10 min using your hands.
• Create a ball and wrap up with plastic film and let it rest for 30 min to 1 hour.
• Spread the ball using pastry cook or a rolling mill.
• Cut as the form you wish for the noodles using a knife or a rolling mile if you have one.

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How to prepare the ramen :

• In a large pot, cook the pork belly slices over medium heat until browned and crispy. Remove from pot and set aside.
• In the same pot, add garlic, onion, and ginger and sauté until fragrant.
• Pour in the chicken broth and water and stir well to combine all and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and let the broth simmer for 30-45 minutes.
• While the broth is simmering, bring a separate pot of water to a boil and cook the eggs for 6-7 minutes for a soft-boiled egg. Once cooked, remove the eggs from the hot water and place in a bowl of cold water.
• In the same pot of boiling water, cook the ramen noodles according to the package instructions.
• Once the noodles are cooked, drain them and set aside.
• In a separate pan, sauté the mushrooms, bok-choy, and green onions until tender.
• To serve, place the cooked ramen noodles in a bowl, add the sautéed vegetables, and pour the hot broth over them.
• Top with the crispy pork belly slices, soft-boiled egg, nori, and sesame seeds.

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Recommendations:

• If you want more crispy flavour you can fry the chicken, tofu or pork belly using breadcrumbs, eggs and flour.
• If you have too much noodles, you can freeze them and cook them just by putting them into boiling water for 1 min to cook them.