Chicken and Egg Ramen
A hearty soup with egg noodles, chicken, a soft-boiled egg, and a fragrant ginger broth. Nori, sesame seeds, and green onion add flavor without any complicated ingredients.
- Time
- 40 min
- Serving
- 573 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $1.41
- Protein
- 36 g
Ingredients
- 1 Egg noodlespack 400 g ≈ $2.50 50 g
- 2 Chicken thighspack 900 g ≈ $3.99 120 g
- 3 Bouillon cubes to taste
- 4 Soy sauce 15 ml
- 5 Fresh ginger≈ $8.00 per kg 8 g
- 6 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 5 g
- 7 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
- 8 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 10 g
- 9 Sesame seeds 5 g
- 10 Nori seaweed 2 g
- 11 Sesame oil 4 ml
- 12 Salt 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Pour 450 ml water over the chicken2 thigh, add the bouillon cube, ginger, and garlic6, and simmer gently for 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
In a separate pot, lower the egg1 into boiling water for 6 minutes, then transfer it to cold water and peel.
Remove the chicken2 from the broth, shred the meat into pieces, and discard the skin and bones if needed.
Add the soy sauce and sesame oil to the broth, taste for salt, and bring to a gentle simmer.
Add the egg1 noodles to the broth and cook for 4–5 minutes until tender.
Return the chicken2 to the pot and heat through for 1 minute.
Ladle the soup into a bowl and top with the egg1 halves, sliced green8 onion, sesame seeds, and nori strips.
Tips
- Why it works
- Put the egg into cold water right after 6 minutes. The yolk stays soft and the shell peels off more easily without tearing the white.
- Substitutions
- Replace fresh ginger with 1 g of ground dried ginger, the flavor will be sharper. If you have no sesame oil, leave it out, the broth will be less nutty.
- Common mistakes
- Most often the noodles get overcooked. They swell, cloud the broth, and tear after 6–7 minutes of boiling.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep the soup without the egg, nori and noodles in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat the broth with the chicken on the stove, and add freshly cooked noodles.
- Serve with
- Serve for lunch with cucumber or a simple shredded cabbage side to balance the salty broth.
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