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Delicious and beefy, these add amazing depth, umami and wonderful texture to any dish. They also make a great meat substitute! You can also use the liquid from the mushrooms as a sauce, marinade, or seasoning for just about anything. Yield: 1pint container 1 full pint container-(that you would find at the store) Shiitake mushrooms. If not available, baby bella mushrooms-stemmed (save the stems for your ramen broth if making) ¼ cup- Soy sauce ¼ cup- Mushroom soy sauce ½ cup- Sherry vinegar 1/8 cup- Granulated sugar ½ inch knob- Fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into thin coins. 1/8 inch. 1ea- Garlic clove(large),...

Instead of throwing away that flavorful fat from the smoked pork broth, save it and make an amazing chili oil out of it. Use it to spice up your ramen and any other dishes you want to give a fatty and spicy kick too. You can substitute any animal fat you would like as long as its clean and good quality, chicken fat is one of my favorites. You can also make a vegan friendly version by substituting vegetable oil.     Yield: about 2 cups     Ingredients: 1ea- Shallot, minced 8ea- Large garlic cloves, minced 1cup-liquid pork fat (omit if...

Using a boring old packet of dried Ramen noodles (save those flavor packets!) you can make an awesome crunchy, salty, spicy, umami packed topping.  This can be used to sprinkle on top of not only ramen, but you can use it on rice, veggies, eggs, popcorn, or whatever else you want to add a flavorful punch and crispy texture to!  Ingredients: ½ cup- White sesame seeds (toasted then lightly crushed) 2–3ea- Nori sheets, chopped into 1” by ¼ inch little sticks ½ tsp- salt, more to taste 1 ½ tsp-  Sugar 1 ½ Packet- Dried ramen noodles, crushed small (Save seasoning packet to use...

Tare     Tare is the most widely used seasoning for ramen, its really the life blood of the dish. It’s usually added to the bottom of the bowl with the hot noodles before the soup is poured in to allow the two to meld together Prep time: 2 min Cook time: 15-20min Yield: 1/2 Cup Ingredients:  ½ cup- Unseasoned, smoked pork ramen broth     ¼ cup- Mirin     ¼cup- Reduced-sodium soy sauce     2Tbsp- Sake     1tsp- (packed) Light brown sugar     1tsp- (packed) Bonito flakes     1ea- Garlic clove, crushed     1ea-Scallion,...

Here is a list of garnishes and condiments that I use not only for ramen at home, but for a whole variety of other dishes. Once you have these in your larder, you will be amazed to see how many creative ways you can incorporate them into your meals. Condiment recipes will be on the main blog page and much more coming soon!  The Daley Trade Fresh Ramen Noodles: No ramen is complete without noodles! Whether you’re making your own broth or you’re using a seasoning packet from some store bought ramen, using our fresh alkaline noodles is far superior to dried....