Chicken and Noodles in Miso-Thickened Soup

Name: Chicken and Noodles in Miso-Thickened Soup (Miso Aji Ramen )
Yield: Serves 4–5.
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2–3 tablespoons Shinshū Ichi miso (medium bean paste); ¼ pound cooked chicken breast*; 1 tablespoon dry-roasted white sesame seeds; 4–5 portions ramen (Chinese-style soup noodles) or chūka soba (thin yellow noodles), 8 ounces per portion if fresh and 3 ounces if fresh-dried; cooked according to instructions; 1–2 scallion(s), chopped

Miso Aji Ramen

Preparation info

Serves
4–5
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

At Home with Japanese Cooking

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1986

About

Chicken and noodles in soup are a universally winning combination and the Japanese version is particularly nice, I think. They make theirs with a rich meaty broth that is thickened with aromatic bean paste and garnished with sesame seeds and chopped scallions.

Ingredients

4–5 portions ramen (Chinese-style soup noodles) or chūka soba (thin yellow noodles), 8 ounces per portion if fresh and 3