This is a traditional, yummy and simple Soy Sauce flavoring for Ramen noodles.
This is part of the “Art of Ramen” series. The basic chicken stock for ramen that’s used in this recipe is also part of this series.
Soy Sauce Flavoring for Ramen Soup
Ingredients
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- 2 knobs ginger peeled
- 1 Japanese leek white part only
- 4 tablespoons mirin sweet sake
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons sake
- 5 cups strained chicken stock
Instructions
- Mash the garlic, ginger and leek together. Mix together the mirin, soy sauce and sake. Add all the ingredients to a small saucepan and let cook slowly, over low heat, for five minutes. Combine the soy sauce flavoring with hot stock.
- Place garnishes on top of the cooked noodles in the soy sauce flavored soup. Add ½ teaspoon lard to each serving and serve piping hot.
Notes
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