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:

1. 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.
2. Whisk in chicken broth, mushrooms, soy sauce, and 3 cups water
3. Add fish sauce, Mirin, and bonito
4. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms have softened, about 10 minutes
5. Place eggs in, bring to a boil and cook for 6 minutes. Set aside for 8-10 minutes
6. Stir in noodles until loosened and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes, remove
7. Poach protein in broth remove
8. Blanch carrot in broth remove
9. Strain broth
10. Chop scallions
11. Add noodles to bowl with broth, top with egg, carrots, and scallions
12. Serve immediately

Many thanks to Chef Karl Benford for his demonstration! Please visit nl.edu/info to learn more about National Louis University.