Recipes
Vegetable umami ramen broth

Ingredients
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1ltr water
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1 small onion
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1 whole carrot
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250g fresh mushrooms
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250g dried mushrooms
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100ml soy
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1 clove garlic
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1 star anise
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½ cinnamon stick
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1 chilli
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1 inch of fresh ginger, sliced with skin left on
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50g good quality miso
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Selection of thinly sliced vegetables
Method
- Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan, except for the miso.
- Bring the pot to just below a simmer, turn the heat down to the minimum, cover with a lid and infuse the broth for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, whisk in the miso paste.
- Pour the hot broth over your thinly sliced vegetables and finish with some fresh herbs.
To adjust the seasoning and vary the flavour, add a little squeeze of fresh lime juice, sugar or fish sauce.
To make a chicken broth, roast off 250g chicken wings in the oven until dark golden brown, drain of the residual fat and add them to your broth recipe.
For a great tofu, press the tofu overnight in the fridge. Fry the whole tofu in a little cold pressed rapeseed oil and slice before adding to your ramen.
Add noodles or rice to the ramen to make a more substantial meal.
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