mushroom ramen bowl

mushroom ramen

intensely flavoured mushroom broth, served with fried shiitake, spring greens, pickled ginger & a soft boiled egg.

serves 2

ingredients:

• 15g porcini or dried shiitake mushrooms

• 150ml boiling hot water

• 1 carrot

• handful of chestnut mushrooms

• 1 onion

• clove of garlic

• sprigs of thyme

• 120g shiitake mushrooms

• soy sauce

  accompaniments:

• 2 eggs

• shredded spring greens

• cavolo nero

• green beans

• 120g shiitake mushrooms

• sesame oil

• soy sauce

• pickled ginger

• chilli flakes

• noodles of choice

method:

mushroom broth

1. Finely slice the carrot, onion, whole clove of garlic & chestnut mushrooms and place on a baking tray, with the sprigs of thyme and place in a hot oven for 30 minutes.

2. In the meantime, add the 15g dried porcini/shiitake mushrooms to a large pan and cover in the 150ml boiling water to rehydrate the mushrooms.

3. Once the sliced vegetables have been roasted, remove from the oven add to the pan with the porcini.

4. Top up with water to cover the vegetables with water, then reduce the broth by half.

5. Strain through a sieve into a clean pan, set aside and keep warm.

accompaniments:

1. Spring Greens, Cavolo Nero & Green Beans: Shred the spring greens finely, blanch in salted boiling water and place in ice water, to stop cooking further. Repeat for cavolo nero, however leaving whole. Green Beans will take slightly longer between 3-5 minutes.

2. Soft Boiled Eggs: For the soft boiled eggs, in a pan of boiling water, place the eggs in for 5 Minutes 45 seconds then transfer to a bowl of ice water. This will give a jammy fudgy texture of the egg yolk. Once cool remove shell and slice before serving.

3. Fried Shiitake: In a frying pan add sesame oil and fry the cleaned shiitake mushrooms and season with salt & pepper, just before finished cooking add a cap of soy sauce.

4. Noodles: Boil for 5-6 Mins until cooked through

to serve:

1. With the warm mushroom broth, check for seasoning and add soy, before final seasoning checks.

2. In a large bowl, add the noodles, then a pile of shredded greens, cavolo nero & green beans.

3. Pour in the mushroom broth, then gently place the fried shiitake.

4. Slice the soft boiled egg and place into the bowl.

5. Finally top with pickled ginger & chilli flakes.