miso ramen soup

This is one of my ultimate comfort foods. This recipe is for one serving. Make as many servings as you want at once in the same pot.

  • 1 package ramen noodles (discard the “flavor pouch”)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon tamari (could also use soy sauce)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons (rounded or heaping) brown miso (soy or rice miso is fine as long as it’s brown. I just don’t think the white kind tastes as good.)
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • Put the water in a pot. Add the tamari and minced garlic. Bring to a boil.
  • Put the ramen noodles in the water. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
  • Put miso in the bottom of a small bowl. Ladle some of the hot liquid from the pot into the bowl. Mush the miso and water together until it makes a thinnish-sludge. Add this back to the pot.
  • Add the nutritional yeast to the pot. Stir together well.
  • Serve in a big homey bowl and enjoy. Pick the noodles out with a fork and slurp the broth from the side of the bowl. Yummm…