Salmon Noodle Ramen Bowl Soup

Having healthy dinner meals is my goal for creating this blog. Sometimes it is hard for busy people to plan a healthy meal.  My suggestion is to use a Crock-Pot®, semi-homemade sauce, and frozen vegetables.  Asian people love the instant Ramen bowl.  Millions of dollars of advertising make this product look so inviting and very tasty.  However, for a healthier choice of a Ramen bowl noodles at home, I will share my recipe. The only hard part for this recipe is making Dashi broth.  If a Ramen bowl is the choice for a quick healthy meal, then making Dashi broth available in each kitchen is the only choice.  The Difference between my bowl of Ramen soup and the commercial one is mine has no at MSG, and you can make adjustments after trying this recipe.

 Ingredients:

Dashi broth ingredients:

1 piece postcard- sized of kombu (kelp seaweed)

5 cups water

1/2 cup dried bonito flakes

Ramen bowl ingredients:

2 oz. salmon, cut into cubes

1 cup total vegetables – sliced Napa cabbage, sliced carrots, and mushrooms

2 tbs frozen corn

1 package Ramen noodles

Season with 1 tsp mirin, soy sauce, and sake

Directions:

To make the Dashi broth:

In a small pot, soak kombu for 1 hour. Cook over low heat to allow more time for the kombu flavor to infuse the water. Take out the kombu when it begins to float to the surface and a few small bubbles appear at the edge around the pot.

Pour in 1/2 cup of cold water and bonito flakes. Turn up the heat until gentle boil; do not bring to full boil. Turn the heat off. Let the bonito flakes sink to the bottom; then drain the broth through a fine sieve lined with a piece of paper towel.

For Ramen bowl:

Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the outside of the package and place in the bottom of a serving bowl. Discard the seasoning package that comes with the Ramen noodles.

In a small pot, bring to cups of Dashi broth to boil; add carrots and cook for 1 minute, then follow with the rest of the vegetables and salmon. Cook for another 2 minutes. Season with mirin, soy sauce, and sake or to your liking.

Pour over the cooked Ramen noodles and enjoy!! Add some hard-boiled eggs and sprinkle with chopped cilantro or green onions.