Miso Ramen with Lime

Another cooksmarts recipe adapted for my family. This one was not amazing but I have found writing out the recipes really helped me while cooking. I have tweaked the below to try for my next trial of cooking.

Link to original recipe

Servings: 6
Prep time: 30 minutes

• 3 days ahead - 10 minutes
• 5 days ahead-  20 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time:  55 minutes

Ingredients:

• Garlic - 6 cloves, minced
• Cauliflower - 1.5 lbs, chopped or 1 head
• Green onions - 2 stalks, chopped finely
• Margarine - 6 Tbsp
• Miso, any type - 4 Tbsp
• Bok choy, baby, bokchoy or zucchini - 1 1/2 lbs, chopped 
• Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
• Soy sauce, low-sodium - 3 tbsp
• Stock, any type - 8 cups
• Noodles, dried ramen, soba or udon - 12 oz 
• Edamame, shelled - 2 cups
• Lemon juice- 1 tsp 

Prep:  (how long it will take and how many days ahead you can do it).  Steps will be written as if you are cooking the day of so you don't waste time.

1. Chop cauliflower (1.5 lb or 1 head) 
• 10 minutes/5 days ahead
2. Make Miso-lime butter: 
• chop green onions (2 stalks)
• Mash in miso (4 tbsp), green onions, lemon juice (1 tsp), margarine (6 tbsp)
• 10 minutes/ 5 days ahead
3. Chop bok choy (1.5 lbs) 
1. Halve lengthwise and then rinse thoroughly in cold water in case dirt got trapped in the stems
2. Drain and then chop
• 10 minutes /3 days ahead. 

Make: 

1. Heat wok over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil (2 tbsp). 
2. Add bok choy to heated oil - saute for 2-3 minutes until tender
3. Add miso-lime butter and then cauliflower and garlic (2 tbsp) 
4. Saute for 1-2 minutes
5. Transfer to large pot
6. Add soy sauce (4-8 tsp) and stock (8 cups) and bring to a simmer
7. Simmer until cauliflower is tender (5-8 minutes)
8. Add noodles (12 oz) and edamame (2 cups) and cook until noodles are tender (3-6 minutes depending on thickness)
9. Season with salt and pepper while it's cooking
10. Remove from eat and add lime juice if desired. 

Cost: ~11

• Cauliflower - 3
• Green onions - 0.99
• Bok choy, baby, bokchoy or zucchini -2
• Sauces: 1.5 
• Noodles- 1.10 
• Edamame, shelled - 2.50