Ingredients
Ramen Noodles
7 oz extra firm tofu (or pressed tofu)
2 stalk bok choy
2 stalk green onions
2.5 oz fresh shiitake or 0.5oz dried shiitake
3/4 cup nut milk
2 cup vegetable broth
2.5 oz onion
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
2 oz miso paste
1 tbsp sambal chili sauce
1 tbsp mirin (Japanese cooking wine)
1 tsp sesame oil
5 tsp olive oil
Topping, garnish (optional)
ramen egg
Roasted sesame
Nori (roasted seaweed)
Steps
Prepare
Make Miso sauce
Add 2 cloves of garlic, 1 piece of ginger, 70g of onion, 60g of miso, 1 tc of mirin. 1 tbs chili sauce, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tcf sesame oil in a blender. Blend until smooth, then transfer the sauce to a bowl for later use (depend on your taste, this sauce maybe use to cook for 4-6 persons, left over sauce can be kept in fridge for 3 days and freezer up to 4 weeks)
Other ingredients
Tofu cut into 1' x 1' square pieces
Wash bok choy. Bring a pot of water to a boil, blanch the bok choy
Soak dried shiitake Mushrooms in hot water
Thinly sliced green onions
Boil noodles according to servings
Cooking
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat, add tofu and fry until all sides turn golden brown.
When the tofu are golden, add 1 tbsp of the prepared miso sauce and stir well (adjust the heat to low, to avoid burning the sauce). When the sauce is evenly coated the tofu and turn lighly brown, remove from heat and transfer to a plate
Making ramen broth: Put 2 cup of vegetable broth, 3/4 cup of plant-based milk, 1 tbsp of miso sauce (the sauce can be filtered through colander if you don't want the broth have any chunk from its blended ingredients), add the shiitake mushroom and the mushroom soaking water (get the clear water on surface, remove the residue at the bottom). Bring to a gradually boil over medium heat (Do not turn it up on high heat, because plant-based milk will easily overflow if rapid boil). Taste and adjust the saltiness by adding salt or adding more prepared miso sauce.
Plating
Add boiled noodles at bottom of bowl (you can add a bit of tare-prepared miso sauce, but for me it's not necessary because I prefer hot broth and not too salty since I have make broth taste just right alredy)
On top of ramen, add topping of your choices: e.g: blanched bokchoy, sautéed tofu, chopped onions. Then, scoop a full spoon of broth over the prepared bowl of noodles, add roasted sesame (nori), ramen eggs (skip for vegan recipe) or other ingredients you like