Roasting mushrooms and vegetables kick starts a flavorful mushroom broth. The addition of a simple soy sauce or tamari flavor base, called a tare (pronounced tar-eh), transforms an already delicious broth into robust ramen soup.
Read moreWeekday Vegetarian Miso Ramen
This vegetarian miso ramen is extremely flexible. The basic idea is to make a quick 5-minute miso flavor base that transforms good stock into lip-smacking ramen broth. Store-bought stock is also a good substitute, and all toppings and garnishes are up to you.
Read moreElan's Mushroom Stroganoff
"It was cold, wet and rainy growing up in the Pacific Northwest. This belly warmer has brought my spirits back after cold days in the outdoors. It is pure comfort."
Read moreVeronica's East-Meets-West Cacio e Pepe
Buttery, cheesy noodles with Sichuan, white, and black peppercorns. This is easy, satisfying comfort food.
Read moreChris' Nam Prik Ong
This Thai pork sauce is out of this world. The flavors are so punchy, and it has the perfect amount of heat and funk. It's reminiscent of a bolognese, built on a base of ground pork, shallot, and tomatoes, with an addictive shrimp paste and fish sauce underbelly.
Read moreThrowback Chinese Chicken Salad
Dead simple weeknight fare. You can use your favorite sesame dressing if you don’t feel like whipping up the sauce.
Read moreAnnie's Crimson Fried Noodles with Ginger Salsa Verde and Sprouted Grains
Annie made a wild discovery: Pan-fry our noodles with turmeric and they turn red! Why? Turmeric is a natural pH indicator. In contact with alkaline substances like our noodles, the orange-red carotene present in turmeric comes to the fore. Try it for yourself!
Read moreChris' Thai Coconut-Lime Broth
This recipe makes an extremely flavorful coconut broth infused with lemongrass, galangal, garlic, Thai chiles, and lime leaves. You may have to shop out of your way, but you'll love how easy this is to make: Chop everything in big hunks, drop into coconut milk, simmer, and strain.
Read moreJim's Black Bean Sauce Noodles
"I adapted this recipe from a dish served at Eddie Lee's, a Portland restaurant that once occupied the space that's now Mother's. It features Chinese fermented, salted black soy beans aka douchi, often sold as 'preserved beans.' "
Read moreYuri's Miso-Pork Noodles
"I make my own miso, so I am always experimenting with the best way to enjoy it. I often make this miso pork. I like the fact that I can put anything I have in my garden and refrigerator in this recipe, and it always turns out good!"
Read moreSakiko’s Cold Noodles With Miso-Sesame Sauce
Flavor junkies, rejoice! This has the same appeal as Thai peanut sauce but with a rich sesame twist. Plus, it's as easy as whisking some pantry staples together, topping noodles with whatever you have on hand, and ladling sauce over the top.
Read moreFrancesca's Nam Sodd (Thai Pork Salad)
"Nam Sodd is a favorite dish at my neighborhood Thai restaurant. I realized I could make it at home, and then I realized I could make it with Umi Organic noodles!"
Read moreNaomi's Cold Ramen
"I love ramen, period. I love to eat ramen year round, rain or shine, hot or cold. The key to enjoying cold ramen is skimming fat off of the chicken broth very carefully and using Japanese dashi to add umami to the soup."
Read moreKatherine's Noodles with Lots of Herbs and Toasted Peanuts
"I was inspired by the herbs in my garden and my love of crunchy things. The earthy noodles play very nicely with the bright herbs and the rich, toasted nuts."
Read moreKen's Yakisoba
"Yakisoba is simple comfort food that’s easy to throw together with whatever you have on hand. Plus, cooking with a wok is fast and fun."
Read moreLane's Build-Your-Own Noodle Bowl
"The idea is minimal work and something for everyone. We set out all of the toppings to let people build their own noodle bowl."
Read moreChris's Noodles in Palabok Sauce
"Pancit Palabok is garlicky pork and shrimp sauce over noodles. My Filipino neighbors growing up always made it for parties, and it was my favorite of the Filipino noodle dishes."
Read moreZak's Chicken Noodle Soup
"This is a very simple, clean soup, and super efficient in its use of ingredients. You make stock from chicken, and then you use the chicken."
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