On Friday, September 27, 2019, Kendall College at National Louis University participated in a cooking demonstration at Harold Washington College. Transfer students learned how to cook a healthy—yet tasty ramen meal in less than 30 minutes! See recipe below:
YIELD: 4 SERVINGS
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME: 30 MINUTES
Ingredients:
Eggs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup of chopped onions
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
4 cups reduced sodium veggie/chicken broth
4 cups of water
Bullion cups (to taste)
4 oz. shiitake mushrooms
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Mirin
Few drop of fish sauce
Handful of bonito flakes (optional)
6 packs of ramen packets discarded except 1*
Pork belly
1 carrot, grated
2 cups of scallions
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in chicken broth, mushrooms, soy sauce, and 3 cups water
- Add fish sauce, Mirin, and bonito
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms have softened, about 10 minutes
- Place eggs in, bring to a boil and cook for 6 minutes. Set aside for 8-10 minutes
- Stir in noodles until loosened and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes, remove
- Poach protein in broth remove
- Blanch carrot in broth remove
- Strain broth
- Chop scallions
- Add noodles to bowl with broth, top with egg, carrots, and scallions
- Serve immediately
Many thanks to Chef Karl Benford for his demonstration! Please visit nl.edu/info to learn more about National Louis University.