When I realized ramen is an AMAZING menstrual phase food I immediately ran to my kitchen to make it! There's nothing more comforting than a giant bowl of noodles and hot, flavorful soup. And you may think that ramen is difficult to make, but I'm here to prove you wrong. It all comes together in almost one pot. Miso packs in the menstrual phase benefits, and just makes the most beautifully flavored soup.
Ingredients:
Makes 2 servings
- 4 c broth (favorite mineral broth linked here. code STACEYA10 for disc)
- 1 c light coconut milk can
- 3 tbsp white miso paste
- 1-2 tbsp kimchi paste (see substitutions below)
- 6 shiitake mushrooms
- 3 green onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 servings ramen noodles
- toasted sesame oil
- salt
- sesame seeds (optional)
- nori/seaweed sheets (optional)
Directions:
- Add a large pot with water to the stove and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, add the eggs, and boil 7 minutes for a runny egg, add a minute or two more for jammy eggs.
- In the meantime, chop your mushrooms and green onions, separating the greens and whites, and mince garlic.
- Place eggs into ice bath to stop cooking, drain the pot, then add back to the stove over medium low heat with a drizzle of toasted sesame oil.
- Add chopped mushrooms to pot with a splash of coconut aminos and stir fry for about 4 minutes, until mushrooms are tender and browned on both sides.
- Remove the mushrooms and set them aside. Add another drizzle of toasted sesame oil, then add garlic, white part of the green onions, and grate your ginger into the pot.
- Let that cook together for about a minute, then add broth, coconut milk, miso paste, 2 tbsp coconut aminos, and 1-2 tbsp kimchi paste, depending on how much spice you prefer.
- Stir until everything is dissolved together, increase the heat to medium, cover the pot, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt to taste after time is up.
- In a separate pot, bring water to a boil, and cook ramen noodles according to the package.
- To serve, add your ramen noodles to a bowl first, followed by half the soup. Cut one egg in half and place on one side of the bowl, followed by half the mushrooms, green onions, a couple slices of nori, and sesame seeds on top.
I added a fried tofu called aburaage or inariage which you can find at a Japanese grocery store. You can also sub for chashu pork slices, chicken, or regular tofu chunks! It will all taste good. If you don't have kimchi paste, you can also sub for sriracha, or gochujang paste. Feel free to also skip the toppings, or create your own! Make it yours, and enjoyyyy 🫶