Quick and Easy Homemade Ramen Soup
2 servings
20 minutes
Quick and easy homemade ramen soup is a cozy and warming dish inspired by traditional Japanese cuisine. Its history traces back to the legendary ramen, long considered the perfect street food in Japan: rich, aromatic, and incredibly filling. This recipe harmoniously combines thin egg noodles, tender chicken broth, spicy garlic, and umami mushrooms, complemented by the light sweetness of carrots and the freshness of spinach. A boiled egg serves as a key highlight, adding richness to the dish, while green onions finish the composition with their brightness. This ramen is perfect for a quick dinner or cozy lunch, allowing you to enjoy the warmth and flavor of true Japanese classics at home.
1
Prepare all the ingredients.
2
Boil the egg hard. Remove from heat, drain the water, and immediately place the egg under cold running water until fully cooled.
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
3
Boil water with salt in a large pot.
- Salt: to taste
4
Put the egg noodles in the pot and boil for 40 seconds.
- Egg noodles: 150 g
5
Then drain the noodles in a colander and quickly rinse under cold water. Set aside.
6
Finely chop the garlic. Slice the mushrooms.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Button mushrooms: 150 g
7
Grate the carrot on a medium grater.
- Carrot: 0.5 piece
8
Mix chicken broth, mushrooms in a pot, add soy sauce and 100 ml of water.
- Chicken broth: 800 ml
- Button mushrooms: 150 g
- Soy sauce: 2 teaspoons
- Spinach: 100 g
9
Heat olive oil in a pan and reduce the heat to medium.
- Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
10
Add garlic to the pan and sauté, stirring with a spatula, for 30 seconds.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
11
Add the contents of the pan to the chicken broth. Taste the broth and salt if needed.
- Chicken broth: 800 ml
- Salt: to taste
12
Bring everything to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
13
Add the carrot and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Carrot: 0.5 piece
14
Add spinach and egg noodles, bring to a boil.
- Spinach: 100 g
- Egg noodles: 150 g
15
Remove the shell from the egg and cut it in half.
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
16
Pour the soup into bowls. Add half an egg to each bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Spring onion: 2 pieces
17
Serve the hot ramen immediately.
