Hearty Vegetarian Soy Sauce Ramen

Name: Hearty Vegetarian Soy Sauce Ramen
Yield: Serves about 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups kombu broth (about 800 ml) or water; 1 clove garlic (sliced); 1 piece ginger (grated); 1/2 tablespoon beet sugar; 1/2 tablespoon sake (Japanese rice wine); About 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine); 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon shio koji (optional); 2 tablespoons ground sesame seeds; 1/2 carrot and 1/2 onion (julienned with a slicer or knife); About 2 leaves cabbage (shredded, cut as you like); About 1/3 bunch garlic chives (cut into 2-inch pieces); About 1/2 block firm tofu or fried tofu (blanched to remove oil); 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil (for finishing); Noodles for 2 servings (such as somen or ramen noodles, your choice)

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Loaded with flavorful toppings! I used garlic chives instead of green onions since I didn’t have any on hand. For the photo, I put the toppings at the bottom and the noodles on top.
Recipe background:
I wanted to make a comforting, easy-to-eat soup with lots of toppings to help my family recover from illness. As I improvised, it turned into a Chinese-style broth and transformed beautifully into a vegetarian ramen!

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Ingredients

Serves about 2 servings

3 1/3 cupskombu broth (about 800 ml) or water
1 clovegarlic (sliced)
1 pieceginger (grated)
1/2 tablespoonbeet sugar
1/2 tablespoonsake (Japanese rice wine)
About 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)
3 tablespoonssoy sauce
1/2 teaspoonshio koji (optional)
2 tablespoonsground sesame seeds
● Toppings of your choice
1/2carrot and 1/2 onion (julienned with a slicer or knife)
About 2 leaves cabbage (shredded, cut as you like)
About 1/3 bunch garlic chives (cut into 2-inch pieces)
About 1/2 block firm tofu or fried tofu (blanched to remove oil)
1 tablespoontoasted sesame oil (for finishing)
Noodles for 2 servings (such as somen or ramen noodles, your choice)

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Steps

1

Bring the broth to a boil. Add the garlic and ginger, then add the remaining seasonings. Let it come to a gentle boil.
2

Add your prepared toppings and simmer. (Finish by adding the sesame oil.)
3

Meanwhile, bring a separate pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
4

Once the noodles are cooked, transfer them to serving bowls. Pour the hearty soup with toppings over the noodles and serve!