Turkey ramen

Leftover Christmas turkey recipe for 2 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has garlic cloves, ginger, miso paste, goma, shiitake mushrooms, gravy, soy sauce, eggs, ramen noodle, leftover turkey, spring onions, lime, beansprouts and sesame oil.

Turkey ramen

Turkey ramen

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Leftover Christmas turkey
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Lime: 1 lime, halved
  • Soy Sauce: 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • Garlic Cloves: 2 garlic cloves
  • Sesame Oil: sesame oil, sriracha, chopped coriander, crushed peanuts, crumbled sheets of nori or dried chilli threads (silgochu), to serve (optional)
  • Spring Onions: 2 spring onions, finely sliced, white and green parts kept separate
  • Ginger: thumb-sized piece ginger, sliced, plus a few slices cut into fine matchsticks to serve
  • Beansprouts: 25g ready-to-eat beansprouts
  • Eggs: 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • Miso Paste: 1 1/2 tbsp white miso paste
  • Shiitake Mushrooms: 15g dried shiitake mushrooms
  • Gravy: 700g leftover turkey gravy, or good-quality chicken stock
  • Goma: 1 tbsp goma (white sesame paste) or tahini
  • Ramen Noodle: 150g ramen noodles (egg, rice or udon noodles will all work too)
  • Leftover Turkey: 200g leftover turkey meat, shredded

Directions

  1. Crush the garlic with the back of a big knife, then put it in a saucepan with the ginger, miso, goma, mushrooms, gravy and soy. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and bubble for 5 mins until the ginger is soft. Strain into a clean pan and discard the aromatics and mushrooms.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 7 mins. Plunge straight into a bowl of cold water and set aside to cool. Cook the noodles for 1 min less than instructed on the pack, so they retain a little bite. Drain and leave in the pan with a little cooking water so they don't stick together. Add the turkey and whites of the spring onions to the broth and gently reheat for 1-2 mins.
  3. Divide the noodles between two deep bowls, ladle over the broth and top with a squeeze of lime, the beansprouts, ginger matchsticks, green spring onion and a drizzle of sesame oil, plus the other toppings, if you like. Peel and halve the eggs and place these on top too.