Soy Sauce Ramen

Ingredients:

• 2 Chukamen (raw Chinese noodles)
• 1 clove finely chopped garlic
• 1 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 cup chicken soup stock
• 1 cup kombu dashi soup stock
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• *For toppings:
• Chopped negi
• Nori (dried seaweed)
• Pepper

Preparation:

Heat sesame oil in a deep pan. Saute chopped ginger and garlic in the pan. Lower the heat. Add chicken soup stock and kombu dashi soup stock in the pan and bring to a boil. Add sugar, salt, sake, and soy sauce in the soup. Run the soup through a strainer. Serve hot soup into individual bowls. In the meantime, boil water in a large pan. Add chukamen noodles in the boiling water and cook for a few minutes. Drain the noodles and serve in the hot soup. Place toppings, such as chopped negiand nori seaweed, hard boiled egg, thin sliced cooked meat, fresh bean sprouts, slightly steamed spinach, saute'd nappa cabbage, etc. Sprinkle on some pepper or red pepper flakes if you would like.
*Makes 2 servings