Easy kimchi ramen is a quick weeknight dinner that can be on the table in under 20 minutes. The spicy broth and slurpy noodles are the perfect way to warm up on a snowy night!
Shawn and I recently finished watching the first season of Mind of a Chef. Japan shot straight to the top of our dream travel destinations. I want to eat at every hole-in-the-wall ramen shop I can find. Unfortunately, a flight halfway around the world isn’t exactly in the cards right now, but my ramen craving needed to be satisfied. Since Albany apparently skipped out on the ramen trend that has been sweeping the rest of the country, I had to take matters into my own hands.
Despite scouring the aisles of every Asian grocery store in the area for fresh ramen noodles, dashi, and kombu, I wasn’t able to find the ingredients that I needed to make ramen from scratch. So I did the best I could – I improvised and came up with this easy kimchi ramen. It might not be 100% authentic, but it’s a pretty darn good substitute.
To make the broth, simmer kimchi, chicken stock, miso, and soy sauce until it’s velvety smooth and piping hot. Add some instant ramen noodles (throw away the seasoning packet) and boil them until they’re soft. While the noodles cook, soft boil some eggs. Serve the easy kimchi ramen with chopped scallions, soft boiled egg, and additional kimchi.
Look for prepared kimchi in the refrigerated section of the produce department. Leftover kimchi is great in kimchi and kale fried rice or on Korean Tacos.)
This kimchi ramen recipe first appeared on Food Fanatic, where I share soup recipes.
Em says
02/20 at 8:38 pmIdk if you mean albany new york or albany oregon, but if you mean albany oregon, the rice n spice on van buren has kombu, katsuobushi, dried shiitake, and other dashi ingredients. I really like to save the tops of leeks and use them in my dashi,
Lauren Keating says
02/25 at 6:52 pmNew York, unfortunately. That place sounds great!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
02/03 at 9:02 amThis dish would make Anthony Bourdain proud! I’m loving all the flavors and textures here!
Nutmeg Nanny says
02/02 at 10:20 amI LOVE me some ramen! The addition of kimchi totally takes this over the top!
Melissa from HungryFoodLove.com says
02/02 at 6:56 amI love to order this and could never imagine doing it myself, but now I am inspired. So easy this way!
Bea says
02/01 at 12:26 pmLiving in Portland we are very lucky of having plenty of Asian noodle dishes all around us but who needs to go out when you can make this at home?! Looks and sounds so so good!
Heather | girlichef says
01/31 at 10:58 pmI say this is from scratch enough! This looks and sounds brilliant…and those eggs are nothing short of perfection.
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
01/30 at 9:10 pmRamen noodles are so versatile! My hubby almost never uses the seasoning packet.
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
01/30 at 2:53 pmI’ve never tried kimchi…yikes. But, I love Asian food and this looks delish…so this is going to have to change. 🙂
Cookin Canuck says
01/30 at 12:29 pmI adore kimchi, but rarely think to use it at home. What an easy and flavorful meal!
Linda says
01/29 at 5:28 pmI just love this blog! There’s always something I need to learn because food items with which I’m not at all familiar are becoming the norm so quickly! Like kimchi…if so many people enjoy it, I would like to introduce it to my family, too. I WILL be making this recipe…and thank you.
Christie - Food Done Light says
01/29 at 9:57 amThis is my hubby’s kind of food. He grew up in Singapore so is always looks for Asian food. I’ll have to make this for him.