Steak Ramen & Tofu Ramen (Part 1)
Ra-Ra-Ra-A-A-Men or whatever Lada Gaga said 🤣
I made a couple different quick but not so instant ramen here, one with meat and one without 😆
Start with the broth and egg since they take the longest 😂 5 minute egg peeled and marinated in tamari with a red chili pepper and the broth was some leftover chicken stock that I didn't have enough of 😅 with water, garlic, red onion, tamari, celery, carrots, ginger, scallions, thyme, oregano, & parsley, simmered and strained.
SPPOG rub steak and set it aside until room temp. Crisp up a few strips of bacon and slices of garlic, set aside then melt butter into the pan. Sear steak and rest, let it be rare, the hot broth will cook it more.
Dice up some extra firm tofu and give it a shake in seasoned cornstarch. My girl likes rotisserie chicken seasoning because it makes the not meat taste like meat 🤣 then brown some sliced mushrooms.
Time to assemble! The tofu was garnished with some sprouts and scallions and steak w/ red chili and scallions...and for my spoiled dogs 😂 they got some steak, tofu, and carrot as an appetizer before dinner 🤣
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