Ingredients
- 2 packages instant ramen noodles
- 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons miso paste
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 4 large eggs
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat 4 cups of vegetable or chicken broth in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add minced garlic and ginger to the heating broth.
- Allow the aromatics to infuse the liquid for about 2 minutes.
- Stir miso paste into a small bowl with 2 tablespoons of warm broth until smooth.
- Add the dissolved miso mixture back to the saucepan.
- Pour soy sauce into the broth and stir completely.
- Taste the broth and adjust seasoning with additional soy sauce or salt as preferred.
- Bring a separate small pot of water to a boil about 10 minutes before serving.
- Gently lower 4 large eggs into boiling water.
- Set a timer for exactly 6 minutes for creamy soft-boiled yolks.
- While eggs cook, slice mushrooms thinly.
- Sauté mushrooms in a skillet with a touch of sesame oil until golden.
- Slice green onions into 1/4-inch rings, separating white and green parts.
- Transfer soft-boiled eggs to an ice bath immediately when the timer sounds.
- Return the broth to a rolling boil just before serving.
- Add 2 packages of instant ramen noodles directly to the boiling broth.
- Break noodles apart with chopsticks as they soften during the first minute.
- Cook noodles for exactly 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Wilt fresh spinach quickly in hot water and drain completely.
- Ladle broth and noodles into 2 large serving bowls.
- Peel the soft-boiled eggs and halve them lengthwise.
- Arrange the eggs over each ramen bowl.
- Top each serving with sautéed mushrooms, wilted spinach, diced tomatoes, white parts of green onions, and sesame oil.
- Finish with toasted sesame seeds and green onion tops.
- Serve immediately while hot.
Notes
Discard the ramen seasoning packets and build the broth from scratch for deeper flavor. Dissolve miso separately in warm broth before adding it to avoid lumps, and cook the noodles for only 3 to 4 minutes so they stay tender without becoming mushy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 185mg
