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Korean Style Chicken Ramen

Jen Paleracio
Spicy, full of umami flavor, and easy to make
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese, Korean
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Soup Pot
  • Deep soup ladle
  • Grill pan or skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken, dark or white meat
  • 6 cups chicken stock or broth
  • 16 oz. ramen noodles, cook according to the package
  • 4 heads bok choy, halves
  • 6 medium size shiitake mushrooms, cleaned
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup kimchi, add less for milder taste
  • 3 tablespoons Gochujang (Korean fermented chili paste)
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar or light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • salt and red chili pepper flakes to taste
  • chopped cilantro and sliced green onions for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Season the bok choy and mushrooms with salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan with 2 tablespoons oil (if you don't have a grilling pan, use a skillet and pan-fry the bok choy and mushrooms). Grill them until you see grill marks (slice the mushrooms). Set them aside.
  • Add the rest of the oil and heat a soup pot. Add onion, ginger, garlic, season with salt and pepper, stir and saute for a minute or until the onion is tender.
  • Add kimchi, Gochujang, tomato paste, palm sugar or light brown sugar, soy sauce, and chicken broth. Stir, lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Meantime, assemble your bowls. Add the noodles, chicken, grilled bok choy, and mushrooms.
  • Add the broth to the bowls, garnish with green onions and cilantro. You can also squeeze lemon or lime juice. Optional, add slices of mild red chili pepper.

Notes

  • Cook the noodles according to the package, don't use the seasonings that come with it, unless you want to. 
  • The kimchi added so much flavor to this dish but if you're not a big fan of spicy soup, you can skip adding kimchi. Instead, add more tomato paste and squeeze 1 lemon juice. 
  • Make sure to taste and add more seasonings if needed. 
  • The red chili peppers are only for garnish, it added beautiful red color for platting. 
  • All ingredients are available in your Asian grocery store. Sometimes regular grocery has an Asian aisle where you can find most of these ingredients. 
 
 
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Keyword broth, chicken, mushrooms, noodles, ramen, stock