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The Best Homemade Chicken Ramen (Easy Ramen Recipe)

The Best Homemade Chicken Ramen (Easy Ramen Recipe)

An incredibly flavorful homemade chicken ramen with authentic flavors, but easy enough to make for dinner.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Marinating Time 8 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, lunch
Cuisine Asian, Japanese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 658 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • Saucepan
  • baking sheet
  • microwave

Ingredients
  

Caramelized Soy Chicken

  • 30 mL mirin
  • 15 mL dark soy sauce or mushroom dark soy sauce
  • 15 mL light soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped finely
  • 4 pieces chicken thighs boneless, skin off or on

Glaze for the Chicken

  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 30 mL dark soy sauce or mushroom dark soy sauce

Shoyu Ramen

  • 4 - 5 cups good quality chicken stock 1000 - 1180 mL. No sodium or low sodium
  • 4 spring onions scallions trimmed and cut into 3 inch pieces
  • 5 cloves garlic whole cloves are fine
  • 2 inches ginger sliced
  • 60 mL light soy sauce
  • 60 mL mirin
  • 8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms stems trimmed and sliced
  • 6 pieces dried shiitake mushrooms optional
  • 4 portions dried ramen noodles or about 340 g dry ramen

Regular Soft Boiled Eggs

  • 4 large eggs

Steamed Greens

  • 1 large bunch yu choy OR spinach or any Asian greens
  • Soy sauce to taste
  • Sesame oil a drizzle
  • 2 - 3 cloves garlic finely sliced, to taste

Ramen Toppings

  • 4 spring onions scallions finely sliced
  • Sliced radishes or bean sprouts
  • Chili garlic oil

Instructions
 

Caramelized Soy Chicken

  • Place all the ingredients for the chicken marinade in a bowl. Mix well to coat the chicken. If time permits, allow the chicken to marinate for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 425°F / 218°C, and place an oven rack in the top third of your oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the chicken pieces on the baking sheet, skin side down (or smooth side down), evenly spaced apart. Then place the baking sheet in the preheated oven (upper third).
  • Let the chicken roast for 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, mix the brown sugar and dark soy sauce for the glaze, and start making the ramen.
  • After 15 minutes, flip the chicken pieces over and spoon the glaze over them. Let the chicken cook for a further 10 - 15 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let them cool down.
  • Slice the chicken and set aside.

Ramen

  • While the caramelized soy chicken is cooking in the oven, make the ramen base.
  • In one saucepan (Pot 1), place the stock, ginger, garlic, spring onions, chili (if using), soy sauce, and mirin. Stir and cover the pot. Let it come to a boil at medium high - high heat. Then lower the heat to medium and let it simmer for 20 - 25 minutes.
  • To add more flavor to the stock base, you can also add dried shiitake mushrooms to the broth.
  • While Pot 1 is simmering, add water to the second pot (Pot 2), and bring it to a boil. Add the dried noodles to the boiling water and cook according to package directions.
  • When the ramen base in Pot 1 has cooked for about 20 - 25 minutes, strain to remove the garlic, ginger, chili, and spring onions. If you added dried mushrooms, remove these. Slice these mushrooms and set aside.
  • Add the strained stock back into the pot and add the mushrooms (fresh and reconstituted dried mushrooms), and let it cook for a further 5 minutes until the fresh mushrooms have softened.

Ramen Egg or Unseasoned Soft Boiled Egg

  • Make ramen eggs the day before, or make regular soft boiled eggs to top your ramen bowl.
  • To make regular soft boiled eggs - bring a pot of water to a boil. Lower 4 large eggs carefully into the water and cook the eggs for 6 - 6 ½ minutes.
  • Immediately place the eggs in cool running water or an ice bath for a few minutes. Peel and set aside until ready to serve.

Steamed Greens

  • Wash the greens and cut them in half, or into sections if necessary, to separate thick stems from the leaves.
  • Place the greens in a bowl and drizzle a little soy sauce and sesame oil (and garlic) on top. Toss to combine.
  • Cover and microwave in 1 minute increments until the greens have softened, but not too wilted.

To Serve

  • Evenly divide the hot stock between the four bowls with ramen noodles. Top with the steamed greens, sliced soy chicken, ramen eggs, spring onions, radishes, and other toppings you like.

Notes

For an even easier chicken ramen version, marinate the chicken overnight and then add it to the stock at the same time as the garlic, ginger, and spring onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 658kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 31gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 172mgSodium: 4123mgPotassium: 808mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 448IUVitamin C: 259mgCalcium: 557mgIron: 9mg
Keyword Chicken Ramen, Easy Ramen Recipe, Homemade Ramen, Japanese Ramen, Shoyu Ramen, The Best Homemade Chicken Ramen
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