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Chicken, miso and mushroom ramen

Chicken, miso and mushroom ramen

A delicious chicken, miso and mushroom ramen recipe that maximizes umami flavors.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course main
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 bowls
Calories 535 kcal

Equipment

  • large saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 litres chicken stock or 2½ pints
  • 15 g dried porcini mushrooms ½oz
  • 1 piece star anise
  • 2.5 cm fresh root ginger peeled and thickly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic lightly bashed
  • 3 spring onions white and green parts separated, finely chopped
  • 750 g chicken thighs skin removed and bone in (1lb 10oz)
  • 2 tablespoon white miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 12 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 400 g cooked ramen noodles or 14oz
  • 100 g baby spinach or 3½oz
  • 4 large free-range eggs boiled for 6 minutes and cooled
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly ground white pepper to taste
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and cut into thin strips, to serve
  • 1 teaspoon furikake Japanese seasoning (optional), to serve

Instructions
 

  • Pour the stock into a large saucepan and add the porcini, star anise, ginger, garlic, white parts of the spring onions and chicken. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook gently for 25 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
  • Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Strain the broth through a sieve into a jug and discard the rest of the contents. Return the broth to the pan and place over a medium–high heat.
  • Whisk the miso paste into the broth, then stir in the mirin and soy. Add the shiitake mushrooms and cook for 3–4 minutes or until tender. Season with a pinch of sea salt and a small pinch of white pepper.
  • Add the ramen noodles to the broth and cook until the noodles are warmed through. Remove the noodles with a slotted spoon and divide between four warmed bowls. Shred the chicken, discarding the bones, and place the chicken in the broth with the spinach leaves. Cook until warmed through.
  • Shell the boiled eggs and halve each one. Ladle the ramen broth into the bowls, add the eggs and garnish with the green parts of the spring onions, red chilli and furikake and serve.

Notes

Let the strained broth cool at the end of step 4 then freeze in a suitable container. Shred the chicken and freeze separately. Defrost both at room temperature, then reheat the broth thoroughly in a pan over a medium heat. Continue as per the rest of the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 535kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 49gFat: 20gFiber: 5g
Keyword chicken, Healthy, miso, mushroom, quick cooking, Ramen
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