Cheesy Ramen
HB-9359 · Hand-built original · Japanese
Ramen noodles tossed in a heavy cream sauce built on a honey, hoisin, sweet chili, soy and oyster sauce mixture, topped with sliced seared chicken thighs, Parmesan, scallion and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 2 packs ramen noodles
- 2 tbsps sesame oil
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsps tomato paste
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 packet Samyang Noodle Wet Sauce ((optional.) This is the sauce that comes in the sayang noodle packet)
- scallion (chopped)
- Parmesan cheese (shredded)
- sesame seeds, according to taste
Method
- Stir the honey, hoisin sauce, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and the noodle sauce packet, if using, together in a small bowl for the sauce, and set it aside.
- Coat the chicken thighs with half of that sauce and leave them to marinate in it.
- Sear the thighs in a large hot skillet on both sides until browned, then finish them in the oven at 350°F until they reach 165°F inside.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion, garlic and red peppers, then stir in the tomato paste.
- Pour in the heavy cream, the water and the rest of the sauce mixture, add the Parmesan, and simmer until everything is incorporated into one sauce.
- Cook the ramen noodles, add them to the saucepan and toss them through the sauce until coated.
- Slice the chicken thighs, lay the slices over the sauced noodles, and finish the bowls with shredded Parmesan, chopped scallion and sesame seeds.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 145 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data