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Turkey Ramen
Ingredients
- 2 bunches scallions, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled, cut into pieces
- 1 head of garlic, halved crosswise
- 1 1" piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 piece dried kombu
- 12 cups turkey stock or low-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup bonito flakes
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1 10-oz. package fresh thin and wavy ramen noodles or 3 3-oz. packages dried
- 8 ounces leftover cooked turkey meat
- 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 toasted nori sheets, torn in half
- Chili oil, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, and shichimi togarashi (for serving; optional)
- Shichimi togarashi, a Japanese red-pepper seasoning mix, can be found at Japanese markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
Steps
- Bring scallions, carrots, garlic, ginger, kombu, stock, and bonito flakes to a boil in a large heavy pot (at least 8 quarts). Reduce heat and simmer, skimming occasionally, until stock is reduced to about 8 cups, 1 hour or so. Strain stock into a clean pot; add soy sauce.
- DO AHEAD: Broth can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.
- While the broth is simmering, bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Carefully add eggs and boil gently 7 minutes. (Egg yolks will be shiny yellow and almost jammy; egg whites will be just set.) Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking; let cool. Peel; set aside.
- Return broth to a simmer (it should be very hot). At the same time, cook noodles in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions until al dente; drain (no need to salt the water, as ramen noodles contain more salt than regular pasta).
- Divide noodles among deep bowls. Top with sliced turkey, placing it off to one side. Ladle broth over turkey and noodles. Halve eggs and place a half on top of noodles in each bowl. Mound some sliced scallions next to egg and tuck half a sheet of nori along edge of bowl so half of it is sticking out.
- Serve ramen drizzled with chili oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce and topped with shichimi togarashi.