Spicy Chicken Thigh Ramen

 

So after discovering a great ramen place in Canton called Matsuchan and then also visiting Johnny Noodle King in Downtown Detroit; I realized that I needed to figure out how to make it at home, because, well frankly, everyone needs ramen in their belly!

Ingredients:

• 2 large cans of chicken stock
• 2T dashi miso
• 1t dashi stock seasoning
• 3T chili garlic
• 1T sriracha sauce
• 2 hot pepper sliced lengthwise twice (but connected at the top so it stays together so you can take it out)
• 1 hot pepper, sliced
• 1 small bok choy, sliced (separate the whites from the greens)
• 1 bunch green onions, slice larger portions of the whites and then smaller slices of the greens
• 1 package blend of shiitake, oyster and baby bella mushrooms, roughly chopped
• 5 halves of ramen noodle blocks
• 5 eggs, poached
• 5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs - seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper
• 1c bean sprouts, divided
• Fake crab sticks (optional)

 

Directions:

• Add ingredients from chicken stock to two chili peppers into a large pot. Bring to a boil.
• Add the whites of the sliced bok choy, sliced whites of green onion, and chopped mushrooms. Cook for about 2 minutes.
• Next, add the noodles to cook to al dente (I used half a brick if store brought ramen per serving). After they’re cooked take out and place in the bowl you’ll serve it in.
• Turn the heat on low to stay warm while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Grill or stove top cook the season chicken, then set aside to cool.
• Poach an egg per serving. (Tip, add some white vinegar to the water to help the egg stay together) You can also always do a fried egg instead or not at all, but I think ramen needs egg.
• Slice the chicken into strips.

 

To serve add the soup mix on top of the noodles then add some bean sprouts, greens of the bok choy, green onion slices, poached egg, hot pepper slices, chicken and crab. If you want it even spicier, add some more sriracha.

 

If you don’t want it spicy, take out or alter the amount of the chili garlic, hot peppers and sriracha.

 

Enjoy and slurp away!