🌍 Honest home cooking from around the world ▶ Subscribe on YouTube — @taraskitchen
Shoyu Ramen served and ready to eat

Shoyu Ramen

A clear, soy-based broth ramen with chicken, bamboo shoots and a soft egg — Tokyo's most traditional bowl.

↓ Jump to recipe
⏱️
20 minPrep
🔥
1 hrCook
🍽️
4Serves
📊
MediumLevel
Advertisement · placeholder

Ingredients

  • 1.5 litres chicken stock
  • 1 piece kombu
  • 3 dried shiitake
  • For tare (soy seasoning): 1/2 cup soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 2 tbsp sake, 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 4 portions ramen noodles
  • 4 soft-boiled eggs
  • Bamboo shoots, spring onion, nori, sesame

Instructions

  1. Simmer the stock with kombu and shiitake for 30 minutes; strain.
  2. Whisk the tare ingredients and simmer 5 minutes.
  3. Poach the chicken in the broth until just cooked; lift out and slice.
  4. Add a few tablespoons of tare to each bowl, then ladle in hot broth.
  5. Add cooked ramen noodles, sliced chicken, halved egg, bamboo shoots, spring onion and nori.
Advertisement · placeholder

Tara’s tips

  • Don't mix tare into the broth — let it sit in the bowl so each bowl is seasoned individually.
  • Kombu and shiitake give the umami depth.

Serving suggestions

  • Eat immediately.

Storage & reheating

Broth and tare keep 4 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Vegetarian shoyu?

Use vegetable stock with extra kombu and dried mushroom for umami.

You might also like

Related recipes

Palak Paneer served and ready to eat Indian

Palak Paneer

Soft cubes of paneer in a smooth, gently spiced spinach sauce — comforting, green and surprisingly…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio served and ready to eat Italian

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

The quiet hero of Italian cooking — spaghetti tossed with garlic, good olive oil and a…

⏱ 20 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy