1Simmer chicken broth with garlic, soy sauce, Sriracha, ginger, rice vinegar, mirin, salt, and pepper for a few hours.
2Simmer vegetable broth with the same seasoning ingredients as the chicken broth.
3Pack shredded chicken into half-cup containers, pressing them down, and freeze.
4Place sliced green onions, shredded carrots, diced red peppers, sautéed shiitake mushrooms, sautéed bok choy, edamame beans, and seared tofu into separate freezing containers.
5Boil noodles according to package instructions.
6Heat frozen broth cubes in a pot on the stove until hot.
7Add chili oil to noodles to prevent clumping.
8Combine noodles, hot broth, and chosen frozen vegetable/protein cubes in a bowl.
Ingredients
1 whole chicken broth
1 whole vegetable broth
to taste minced garlic
to taste low-sodium soy sauce
to taste sriracha sauce
to taste minced ginger
to taste rice vinegar
to taste mirin
to taste salt
to taste pepper
1/4 cup shredded chicken
green onion, sliced
carrots, shredded
red pepper, diced
shiitake mushrooms, sliced and sautéed
bok choy, sautéed
edamame beans
tofu, sliced, tossed in cornstarch, salt, and pepper, then seared
1 package ramen noodles
to taste chili oil (optional)
Equipment
stovepotskilletfreezer-safe containersbowl
Tips
Adding a little bit of liquid (like broth or chili oil) to vegetable topping cubes helps them freeze into a solid cube shape, rather than coming out individually.
Chili oil is optional and adds heat.
Eat with chopsticks and a spoon, or a fork and spoon.