Kozuyu Chicken Shoyu Ramen

Quick Easy and Delicious~

INGREDIENTS: (2 Servings)

Dried scallops 20g
Dried black fungus 5g
Dried burdock root 5g
Dried shiitake mushroom 5
Chicken paitan 500ml (I used chicken broth instead because I wanted a clear soup... somewhat...)
White soy sauce to taste
Carrot
Green beans

Sour Plum Sauce:

Chicken wings 2
Dried plums 10
White portion of leek
Perilla leaves (I used lemon balm because I couldn't find any)
Chicken paitan
Starch 1 tbsp dissolved in 1 tbsp water

1. The night before, soak the dried scallops and mushrooms.
2. Soak the burdock root, dried plums and black fungus 1 hour beforehand.
3. Simmer the rehydrated plums until soft. 
4. Let it cool first, remove the pits and chop it up really finely.
5. In a small pot, combine together plums, chicken meat, leek and perilla leaves. 
6. Add in chicken paitan made from the wings.
7. Simmer and add the dissolved starch to thicken it into a sauce.
8. In a pot of chicken soup, add the mushroom, burdock root, carrot, green beans and black fungus.
9. Bring to a boil and add scallops.
10. Cover with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes.
11. Add white soy sauce according to taste.
12. Cook the ramen separately and pour the soup on top. Serve with the sour plum sauce~