Ingredients
- For the broth:
- 1 cup dried mushrooms, preferably shiittake
- 2 carrots, cut into thirds
- 1 onion, cut in half (you can leave the skin on)
- 2 stalks celery, cut into thirds
- 6 to 8 garlic cloves, smashed
- one 2-inch section of ginger, smashed
- 2 stalks lemongrass, cut into thirds and smashed (optional)
- 8 cups cold water
- 1 sheet kombu, wiped with a damp cloth
- 2 tablespoons bonito flakes (technically not vegetarian, but recommended for fish eaters)
- 1/2 cup mirin
- 1 cup shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 to 2 squirts sriracha, or pinch of red pepper flakes
- For the ramen bowl:
- 4 eggs
- 1 packet extra-firm tofu, pressed of its moisture
- 1 tablespoon oil with high smoke point, like peanut
- 4 packets ramen or udon noodles, preferably fresh
- Thai basil
- Lime wedges
- Green onion, sliced
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