Shoyu Soup (for Ramen)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms (for a little more flavor soak some dried shitake mushrooms in the dashi or a little bit of hot water)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup dashi stock
• 1 tablespoon sake
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• chicken bouillon (to taste)
• ramen noodles
• cooked chicken pieces (optional) or chopped scallions (optional) or green onions (optional) or hard-boiled eggs (optional) or shoyu eggs (optional) or nori (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat sesame oil in pot (big enough for the soup), saute ginger and garlic until fragrant.
• 2 add chicken stock, dashi, chicken bouillon, sake, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and shitake mushrooms and bring to a boil.
• 3 add ramen noodles and cook in soup (usually about 3 minutes, or according to package instructions).
• 4 drain the noodles and arrange in bowls, add soup and garnish to taste.