Kimchi Ramen Recipe

Lauren Keating | Healthy Delicious

Kimchi Ramen is your spicy answer to a cold weeknight. Fast and delicious.

When I was a kid, I would have eaten instant ramen for lunch every day if my Mom let me. I loved slurping down the long, chewy noodles and I liked that it was easy enough to make myself.

Kimchi Ramen Photo

When I started to focus on a more natural, unprocessed diet after college, ramen fell to the wayside. And to be honest, I forgot all about it - until friend after friend started posting photos of ramen on instagram about two years ago.

Kimchi Ramen Picture

Slowly, ramen was taking over. And I craved it like crazy. Of course, instant ramen wasn’t going to cut it anymore.

I wanted the same “fancy” ramen that everyone else was eating. Unfortunately, I live in a city where food trends catch on pretty slowly so I had to take matters into my own hands.

Despite scouring the aisles of every Asian grocery store in the area for fresh ramen noodles, dashi, and kombu, I wasn’t able to find the ingredients that I needed to make ramen from scratch.

I ended up improvising and coming up with this easy kimchi ramen. It might not be 100% authentic, but it’s a pretty darn good substitute.

Kimchi Ramen Image

To make the broth, simmer kimchi, chicken stock, miso, and soy sauce until it’s velvety smooth and piping hot. Add some instant ramen noodles (throw away the seasoning packet) and boil them until they're soft.

While the noodles cook, soft boil some eggs. Serve the easy kimchi ramen with chopped scallions, soft boiled egg, and additional kimchi.Look for prepared kimchi in the refrigerated section of the produce department.

Leftover kimchi is great in kimchi and kale fried rice or on Korean Tacos.)

Man, we're in love with such a quick and easy dinner! You know what would go perfect swirled on top? Urvashee's cilantro chutney. Just a dollop, and hello flavor-town!

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Kimchi Ramen Recipe

    2 Servings

Ingredients

For the Ramen:
  • 4 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1/2 cup Kimchi
  • 2 tablespoons White Miso
  • 1 teaspoon Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 2 3 ounce packages Instant Ramen Noodles, Seasoning packets discarded
For Topping:
  • 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs, Peeled and sliced in half
  • 1 bunch Scallion, Sliced
  • 1/4 cup Kimchi

Directions

  1. Add the chicken stock, 1/2 cup kimchi, white miso, and soy sauce to a 3-quart pot. Mix well, then bring to a boil.
  2. Add the ramen noodles and boil for 5 minutes, or until soft
  3. Divide the noodles between two bowls. Top with eggs, scallions, and additional kimchi. Ladle the broth over the noodles and serve immediately. 

Notes

  • To soft boil eggs, bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water. And two cold eggs to the boiling water and cook for 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to the ice water; let them sit for 2 minutes or until cool to the touch.

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Author: Lauren Keating
Recipe Yields: 2 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe 2

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 152
Calories 538

% Daily Value*
29%
Total Fat 19g
30%
  Saturated Fat 6g
131%
Sodium 3132mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate 64g
9%
  Dietary Fiber 8g
  Sugars 7g
36%
Protein 18g

* Percent Daily Value are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrition Facts are estimated based on ingredients and data provided by Fat Secret. Please consult a doctor if you have special dietary needs.
Lauren Keating

About Lauren

Lauren is all about eating lots of fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables, whole grains. She blogs by the mantra, "If it's not delicious, it's not worth eating," over on Healthy. Delicious., and we couldn't agree more! We're so glad she's our Soups Fanatic!

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