I cooked up a large batch of chicken stock the other day and decided to throw together a simple and quick ramen dish. The meat I used in my ramen bowls was chicken from the broth, which means that nothing went to waste and that this dish was super inexpensive. You can make similar ramen bowls with any other odds and ends you have in your fridge, but definitely be sure to splash it all with some soy sauce, fish sauce and throw in a bit of chili paste or powder.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 serving)

1 square of ramen noodles

1 ½ cup of chicken stock

2-3 Portobello mushrooms

1 small carrot

1 spring onion – green parts only

Small handful of cooked chicken

Small handful of bean sprouts

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp fish sauce

1 tsp Gochujang – Korean chili paste

½ tsp toasted sesame oil

METHOD:

Cook the ramen according to package instructions, drain and set aside. While the noodles are cooking, bring chicken broth to a boil in a separate pot. Meanwhile, wash and super thinly slice mushrooms, carrot and green part of onion, then shred the chicken.

When everything is prepared, assemble the ramen bowl. Place the veggies and chicken on top of cooked noodles and pour boiling broth on top. Allow to rest for about 5 minutes. The heat from the broth will cook up the mushroom and carrot slices to al dente. Season with soy sauce, fish sauce, Gochujang and sesame oil. Serve immediately.

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Neki sam dan skuhala ogromnu količinu pilećeg temeljca, pa sam odlučila i nabrzinu smutiti jednostavni ramen. Meso koje sam ubacila u zdjelicu s ramenom je kokoš iz temeljca, što znači da se ništa nije bacilo i da je ovo jelo bilo jako jeftino. Slične zdjelice ramena možete iskombinirati sa raznim drugim ostacima koji vam se vuku po frižideru, ali svakako na kraju dodajte malo soja sosa, ribljeg umaka i malo chili paste ili chilija u prahu.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 porciju)

1 kocka ramen rezanaca

1 ½ šalica pilećeg temeljca

2-3 šampinjona

1 mala mrkva

1 mladi luk – samo zeleni dio

Malo kuhane piletine

Malo sojinih klica

1 žličica soja sosa

1 žličica ribljeg umaka

1 žličica Gochujanga – korejske chili paste

½ žličice tostiranog sezamovog ulja

PRIPREMA:

Skuhajte tjesteninu prema uputama na pakiranju, ocijedite i stavite na stranu. Dok se tjestenina kuha u drugom loncu zavrijte pileći temeljac. U međuvremenu operite i što je tanje moguće nasjeckajte gljive, mrkvu i zeleni dio luka, pa na komadiće narežite piletinu.

Kada vam je sve spremno složite zdjelice ramena. Na kuhanu tjesteninu stavite povrće i piletinu te zalijte sve kipućim temeljcem. Ostavite da miruje oko 5 minuta. Za to će vrijeme vrućina iz temeljca skuhati komadiće gljiva i mrkve na al dente. Začinite sa soja sosom, ribljim umakom, Gochujangom i sezamovim uljem. Poslužite odmah.