Miso Ramen Japanese Soup Recipe

1. Heat canola oil in a large deep skillet or a wok over medium-high heat. Add minced ginger, garlic, and ground pork to the skillet and saute on medium heat until the pork is done.
2. To the skillet with the meat, add carrot, bean sprouts, and cabbage and saute together for a few minutes until vegetables are tender.
3. Pour warm water into the skillet. Season with chicken bouillon powder or chicken base, sugar, and soy sauce and bring the soup to a boil. Turn down the heat to low, and melt miso in the soup. Add sesame oil last, and then turn off the heat.

1. In the meantime, prepare the noodles. Boil water in a large pot. Put chukamen noodles into the boiling water and cook for a few minutes, until the noodles are al dente, or reach your desired firmness. Drain the noodles well and serve in two deep soup noodle bowls.
2. Pour the hot miso soup mixture with pork and vegetables over the noodles.
3. Add optional garnishes from the list above.

Recipe Tips

• Substitute ground pork with ready-made, thinly sliced charsiu pork from the deli section of your local Japanese or Asian market. Other types of ground meat also work, for example, ground chicken, ground turkey, etc. If you like shredded chicken, this may be used as well.
• For the miso paste, try white miso, or awase miso which is a mixture of red and white miso paste.
• If a Japanese or other Asian grocery store is not available to you, try substituting the fresh chukamen noodles with the dried noodles for making instant ramen. If you opt to use dried noodles for this recipe, toss out the seasoned soup base enclosed with the dried noodles as you will be making a delicious miso broth instead.