Shoyu Ramen

Get out your chopsticks! This is satisfying comfort food.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages  fresh Chinese noodles
• 1  finely chopped garlic clove
• 1  teaspoon  finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1  teaspoon  sesame oil
• 2  cups  chicken soup base
• 1  cup  kombu  dashi stock
• 1  tablespoon sake
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 cup  raw spinach
• 1⁄2 cup tofu, in small cubes
• 1⁄2 cup carrot
• 1⁄4 cup dried mushroom, broken in pieces
• 2  scallions, sliced, greens and 1/4 inch of white

Directions

1. Heat sesame oil in a deep pan.
2. Saute chopped ginger and garlic in the pan.
3. Lower the heat.
4. Add stock to pan and bring to a boil.
5. Add sugar, salt, sake, and soy sauce to the soup.
6. Run the soup through a strainer. Return to pot.
7. Add tofu, carrots, noodles and mushrooms. Heat through.
8. Add spinach and scallions before serving.
9. Spoon noodles and vegetables into individual bowls. Add broth.