“This combines three of my favorite things, latkes, bagels and crispy crunchy noodles. When I first cooked Umi Organic's yakisoba noodles I was blown away by how incredibly crispy and delicious the noodles were and I really wanted to highlight that!”
Read moreYuri's Creamy Miso Pasta
The combo of cream and chickpea or white miso is a little known secret. Just those two ingredients are unbelievably delicious together—salty, rich, deep, clean, lip-smacking. I can go on! Here, these two join a little sautéed garlic and some vegetables for a perfect, satisfying vegetarian Japanese pasta. It really does feel like Italian pasta reborn in Japan—the best of both worlds!
Read moreUmi Lo Mein
Of course, lo mein using our yakisoba noodles! Lo mein—soy-forward stir-fried noodles—descends from Chinese cuisine but has become a distinctly Chinese-American dish. This is such a quick and delicious meal, very kid friendly, and a great template for all kinds of greens! it wouldn’t be unheard of to eat this with a side of wontons!
Read moreCurry Noodle Soup with Winter Squash
Kourtney Paranteau shares the newest entry to her cold weather repertoire: a curry noodle stew with butternut squash. The squash is added at the end as an equal to the noodles, and sits in the delicious tomato and coconut broth, adding another layer of texture and flavor. The broth is thick and stew-like but this vegetarian dish won’t drag your evening down with it.
Read moreNaomi's Shio Chicken Ramen
Oops, Naomi tool a bite of tofu before snapping this picture!
Ready for a weekend project? Our friend Naomi Molstrom shares her recipe for delicious classic Japanese shio chicken ramen!
Read moreNaomi's Chicken Paitan Ramen
Naomi is the maser of inspiring from-scratch cooking. Chicken ramen is among Naomi’s favorites, and so we asked her to share some recipes. What follows is her chicken paitan broth and instructions on how to build a bowl. The word paitan means “white soup,” a reference to the cloudiness of the broth. As Naomi tells us, making broth is time consuming, but once everything is ready to use, making ramen is super quick. This is a recipe for someone looking for a kitchen project that yields a spectacular result.
Read morePork Wonton Noodle Soup
“When I’m already assembling homemade dumplings, the extra labor of hand-making noodles isn’t worth the bragging rights, and Umi Organic’s ramen noodles remain the best store-bought ramen noodle I’ve encountered. This wonton soup rests handmade pork dumplings, bok choy, and bamboo shoots on a nest of Umi Organic Ramen Noodles, then floods the bowl with an aromatic ginger broth. This soup will sooth your lingering winter chills and surpass anyone’s cravings for chicken noodle soup.”
Read moreKatherine's Simple Ramen with Baked Salmon and Ginger
This recipe shared enthusiastically with us by Katherine Deumling of Cook with What You Have is incredibly simple, and that’s the beauty. You’ll have to start with a store-bought or homemade broth, but once that’s in the bag, the rest comes together easily. The salmon recipe, on its own, is a keeper! Katherine is right: The fresh ginger is the key here!
Read moreSquash and Miso Ramen
Honestly, we could just drink this soup as is. But it works beautifully with the noodles too, creating a big flavored vegan broth that clings to each strand. The center is creamy winter squash (we love the kabocha varieties) but ginger, kombu, and miso give the depth you need.
Read moreTsukune Miso Ramen (aka Holiday Ramen)
This ramen is such a great way to use up holiday leftovers. You’ve probably got stuff like mushrooms and green beans already in your fridge as we speak! In this case I’ve made the tsukune with ground turkey, but you could use ground chicken or pork, or your favorite vegetarian meatball.
Read moreMiso Chowder
A Japanese take on a classic home cooked fish chowder, with a cloudy, creamy broth and lots of fall vegetables. It’s comforting to its core.
Read moreHome-style Tantan-men
A speedy, simple version of the classic Tantan Men. Somewhere between a soup and a saucy noodle, this version is super easy to whip up and very satisfying, hitting all kinds of rich and deep notes thanks to ground pork, tahini and miso. It feels very much like classic Japanese home cooking. The dried shiitakes are an especially nice addition.
Read moreMiso Ramen with Smoked Pork Tare
The nice thing about miso ramen is that it’s rich enough for rainy days, but can be lightened up for spring by mixing up the veggies. My tare (seasoning liquid) starts with roasting a whole pig every year but I have a shortcut to a great pork broth too. Either way, go nuts!
Read moreJaron's Salmon Ramen
We had the amazing fortune of meeting Jaron Ayres at the PSU Farmers Market on Saturday, and as he bought packs of noodles, he announced he was going to make a broth from a salmon head he had in his freezer. We were curious, and lo and behold, not 48 hours later, Jaron shared his photos and recipe with us. It looks down right good enough to eat.
Read moreNacho Ramen
Okinawan taco rice is totally a thing, and so is Korean cheese ramen, so why not? It's cold out, and sometimes you need to scratch two snacky comfort food itches at once. Feel free to use your favorite nondairy cheese and milk to make this vegan.
Read moreNoodles in Beef Bone Broth with Fish Sauce
The foundation of this soup is a many-hour simmered beef bone broth that rumbles with depth and strength. We layered on top of that a carrot-ginger-fish sauce flavor base that is very bright, very lively, and a nice contrast to the beef. We really think this bowl is a winner!
Read moreOkonomiyaki, Hiroshima-style
Photo by Lane Selman
This popular Japanese street food is the most hearty, lip-smacking cabbage pancake you could dream up, with layers of pork belly, crispy noodles, and a fried egg. It's a show stopper.
Read moreTonjiru Country Farm Ramen
Tonjiru in a hearty winter miso soup made with bits and pieces of root vegetables and pork. It's a perfect way to use up vegetable peelings like carrot and potato skins. Add noodles, and this becomes an unusual but hugely satisfying ramen.
Read moreUmi Beef Stew (with Your Instant Pot!)
Are you the lucky owner of an Instant Pot? This is for you! Have a Dutch oven instead? This is for you too! A rich, deeply flavored stew for winter, redolent of star anise and cinnamon with a gentle heat from the chilies, and succulent, tender beef.
Read moreKimchi Stew Over Noodles
Kimchi stew is for kimchi lovers. The long simmer makes everything uniform and bright. The tofu is working some magic, we think. It is the perfect medium for taking up all that kimchi pungency and transforming the resulting stew into something strangely delicate.
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