The Best Homemade Chicken Ramen (Easy Ramen Recipe)
This easy homemade chicken ramen recipe features caramelized soy chicken in a garlic-ginger broth, rich with umami and served with noodles and your favorite toppings. Comforting and deeply satisfying!
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl for marinade
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 30 mL mirin
- 15 mL dark soy sauce
- 15 mL light soy sauce
- 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 4 chicken thighs boneless, skin on or off
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 4.5 cups chicken stock low sodium
- 4 spring onions trimmed and cut
- 5 cloves garlic whole
- 2 inch ginger sliced
- 8 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms
- 6 dried shiitake mushrooms optional
- 340 g dried ramen noodles
- 4 large eggs soft boiled
- 1 bunch yu choy or spinach
- to taste soy sauce
- a drizzle sesame oil
- 2 - 3 cloves garlic finely sliced
- 4 spring onions finely sliced
- to taste sliced radishes or bean sprouts optional topping
- to taste ramen eggs optional topping
- to taste chili garlic oil optional topping
- 60 mL light soy sauce for broth
- 60 mL mirin for broth
- 30 mL dark soy sauce for glaze
- 1 tbsp dried chili flakes optional for broth
Instructions
Instructions
- Mix mirin, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, cayenne pepper, and finely chopped garlic. Marinate chicken thighs for 15 minutes.
- Brown and caramelize the marinated chicken on both sides in a pan. Set aside.
- Add chicken stock, spring onions, garlic cloves, ginger, marinade juice, soy sauce, mirin, and dried mushrooms to the pressure cooker. Bring to simmer.
- Add browned chicken thighs to the pot. Pressure cook for 12 minutes, then let it naturally release for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook ramen noodles according to package. Drain and set aside.
- Slice cooked chicken, divide noodles into bowls, pour hot broth over and top with chicken and extra spring onions.
- Add additional toppings like steamed greens, ramen eggs, and chili oil if desired.
Notes
Use fresh or dried shiitake for extra umami. Make soft boiled eggs in advance if possible. Customize toppings to preference.