Charred chicken ramen bowls

Name: Charred chicken ramen bowls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese recipes
Ingredients: 4 free-range skinless, boneless chicken thighs; 50ml low sodium soy sauce; 50ml mirin (Japanese rice wine, from supermarkets); 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 150g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into bite-size pieces; 300g pack ramen noodles (see tip); 100g fresh beansprouts; 6 spring onions, finely sliced; 4 medium free-range eggs, soft boiled and halved; Handful fresh coriander leaves; Handful fresh mint leaves; For the ramen broth; 1 red chilli, thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 1.5 litres best quality chicken stock; 2 large carrots, julienned (cut into matchsticks); 100g shiitake mushrooms, halved if large; 1 tsp sesame oil

Easy
December 2020

Easy
December 2020

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 30 min

These quick chicken ramen bowls by Donal Skehan are by no means traditional but with their full flavours and soul-soothing properties, they come close!

Time not an issue? Then try this egg and shiitake ramen recipe with marinated ramen eggs.

For more of Donal’s recipes, visit donalskehan.com

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 462kcals
Fat: 8.2g fat (2.3g saturated)
Protein: 23.5g protein
Carbohydrates: 69.7g carbs (9.8g sugars)
Fibre: 7.5g fibre
Salt: 3.4g salt

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 462kcals
Fat: 8.2g fat (2.3g saturated)
Protein: 23.5g protein
Carbohydrates: 69.7g carbs (9.8g sugars)
Fibre: 7.5g fibre
Salt: 3.4g salt

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Ingredients

4 free-range skinless, boneless chicken thighs
50ml low sodium soy sauce
50ml mirin (Japanese rice wine, from supermarkets)
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
150g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into bite-size pieces
300g pack ramen noodles (see tip)
100g fresh beansprouts
6 spring onions, finely sliced
4 medium free-range eggs, soft boiled and halved
Handful fresh coriander leaves
Handful fresh mint leaves

For the ramen broth

1 red chilli, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1.5 litres best quality chicken stock
2 large carrots, julienned (cut into matchsticks)
100g shiitake mushrooms, halved if large
1 tsp sesame oil

Method

Put the chicken, soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil in a bowl and set aside to marinate.
For the broth, put the chilli, garlic, ginger and stock in a large saucepan. Simmer over a medium heat and cook for 15 minutes, then strain and return the liquid to the pan (discard the solids). Add the carrots and mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes until softened. Season to taste with salt and sesame oil.
Before the end of the cooking time, blanch the broccoli in the broth for 2-3 minutes until tender, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. While the broth simmers, cook the noodles according to the pack instructions, then drain and set aside.
To cook the chicken, heat a griddle pan or frying pan over a high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked all the way through and the chicken has deep char marks. Remove from the heat and slice.
Arrange the noodles in bowls with the broccoli, chicken slices, beansprouts, spring onions and soft boiled eggs. Ladle over the hot broth with the carrots and mushrooms, then serve straightaway garnished with fresh coriander and mint.