Sunday, July 05, 2009

Miso Ramen


Maybe it's the winter weather, but I have been craving for a hot bowl of miso ramen with lots of chili oil and chili flakes. I don't know of any restaurant in Perth that serve good miso ramen. So I decided to have a go at making one. It turned out quite well. But I think it's missing something and I couldn't figure what... Also I couldn't find ramen noodles. So I used wanton noodles instead.

Miso Ramen recipe
Makes 2

ramen noodles
corn kernels
bean sprouts
spring onion
season roasted seaweed
chili oil
chili flakes
3 tablespoon white miso paste

dashi stock
4 1/2 cup water
10cm dried dashi kombu
1 loose handful bonito flakes
1 tablespoon mirin

Method:
1. Bring water to boil.
2. Turn heat down and bring water to gentle simmer.
3. Put dried dashi kombu and bonito flakes in simmering water for 30 minutes.
4. Strain stock through a fine sieve.
5. Bring stock back to boil.
6. Dissolve miso paste to stock.
7. Cook noodles in a pot of boiling water until cooked. Drain noodles and put in serving bowl.
8. Topped with corn kernels, bean sprouts, and spring onion.
9. Pour the miso soup into the bowl and add chili oil and flakes.
10. Serve immediately.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

dinner

at salt




Yu makes the cutest model. And she is always so willing to pose for a photo.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

happy ** bday to me

It’s my birthday today. I’m one year older. And it sucks! I remember that when I was younger, I used to look forward to birthdays. Now birthdays are just depressing. In fact, I have been feeling depressed since Friday.

Unfortunately I have to spend my birthday in Perth this year. I’m trying to save up enough money and annual leave for a big trip at the end of the year. Fingers crossed. Also something exciting is happening in the next couple of months which I will post more about that when it occurs. And this exciting event will also require money and more annual leave.

So, here I am, in Perth, depressed, lonely and a little homesick. And it especially sucks that my birthday falls in the middle of the week this year. I might just as well be forgotten...