Wild Turkey Ramen
Enhance your favorite poor college kid's meal!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Turkey Marinade
- 2 T mirin rice wine
- 1/8 tsp light brown sugar
- 2 T low sodium soy sauce
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 garlic cloves chopped finely
- 1 lb turkey breasts
Turkey Glaze
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 T low sodium soy sauce
- 1 T water
Ramen
- 32+14.5 oz chicken broth I used a carton and a can of it
- 4 stalks green onions trimmed and cut in half
- 5 garlic cloves sliced
- 2 inch ginger peeled, sliced
- 2 thai chili
- 1/4 C low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 C mirin
- 8 oz stir fry mushrooms trimmed and sliced
- 3 bags ramen noodles seasoning discarded or saved for something else
Steamed Greens
- 2 baby bok choy chopped into smaller pieces
- soy sauce to taste
- sesame oil to taste
Ramen Toppings
- green onions finely chopped
- bean sprouts
- 5-10 soft boiled eggs cut in half; number depends on how many eggs each person wants
- chili garlic oil or sriracha
- corn I use canned sweet corn
- toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Marinade Instructions
- Mix up all of the marinade ingredients and coat the turkey breasts. Let marinate for at least an hour or overnight. Flipping and tossing the bag around every once in awhile or whenever you remember, to keep the meat evenly coated.
Turkey Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add turkey and marinade. Tent with foil.
- Place in oven and cook for 40 minutes or until the turkey reaches 160°F.
- With 5-10 minutes left (~145°F) add your glaze to the top of the turkey and cook uncovered.
- Set aside and when ready to serve cut into slices.
Ramen Base Instructions
- In a saucepan put your stock, ginger, garlic, green onions, thai chilis, soy sauce, and mirin. Stir and cover the pot.
- Let it come to a boil (~medium high to high heat) and then lower the heat (~medium) and let it simmer for 25 minutes. Taste after and add more soy sauce if needed.
- Strain your broth (removing all ginger, garlic, green onions, and thai chilis) and add your mushrooms. Cook for an additional ~5 minutes or until the mushrooms have softened.
Noodles Instructions
- While the ramen base simmers, cook your noodles according to their package instructions. DO NOT ADD THE PACKAGE SEASONING.
Steamed Greens Instructions
- Wash your bok choy and cut them in into sections.
- Place them into a bowl and drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss to combine.
- Cover with a plate and microwave in 1 minute intervals until the bok choy is desired wilted-ness.
Serving Instructions
- Fill your bowl with your broth and noodles.
- Top with bok choy, sliced turkey, eggs, green onions, bean sprouts, and whatever else you want to add!
- ENJOY!