Internet Sweet Internet Finally Can Stop Looking For a Bell tower and enjoy the Deliciousness of Samurai Noodles

So its Official We are in Seattle Washington. True we have been here a week but now we officially have Internet and I can stop looking for my own bell tower or at best planning my husbands demises. I am so thrilled, I absolutely love it here today being my day off work my husband and I were walking around the city   looking for new interesting cuisine and we came Across a real Gem in the International district by the name of Samurai Noodle. The restaurant while small and un-note worthy from the outside once inside is truly wonderful culinary oasis. As we entered the waitstaff was prompt to greet us and we were seated in record time and just as we were feeling that they were planning to torture us with heavenly scents of fresh noodles garlic,onions and spice they came speeding to our tables with steaming bowls of fresh ramen that could rival the wonders of the Ramen Girl movie featuring the Late Brittany Murphy (RIP) or rather how I would imagine it would taste. I ordered the Tampopo (chicken Broth) no worries for my Vegetarian friends they also have meat-free and gluten free options and if you are in Seattle you can order online at http://www.samurainoodle.com/home.html  The food was inspired and for my fellow foodies I have wonderful news if you are in the mood to make your own Ramen they also sell their wonderful noodles (just the noodles) so you can make your own and have the experience though pale in comparison to the wonders of the restaurant itself its truly a place to visit if you are fortunate enough to live in or to vacation in Seattle this is the place to go for a wonderful meal.

Vegetarian Broth
 1 pint water
 1 cup soy sauce
 2 cups plum wine
 1 cup of each finely chopped 
  onions, carrots, celery,
  shitake mushrooms
 1/4 cup garlic minced
 1 block tofu petite cubed 
 1 box Lipton Vegetable stock
 1/4 cup olive oil   

Directions
In stock pot saute all Vegetables with olive oil except tofu  until onions are translucent add in 
wine, soy sauce and water allow to cook over medium until Veggies are tender and pour over freshly cooked ramen .

Traditional Ramen Broth

• 2 1/3 quarts water
• 3 1/2 pounds chicken and pork bones
• 6 to 8 (3-inch) pieces ginger root
• 2 carrots, quartered
• 2 stalks leek, quartered
• 3/8 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1/2 cup sake
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a very large soup pot, bring the water to a boil. Add the bones, ginger, carrot and leek and turn heat to medium low. Boil for at least 2 hours. Boiling for longer is better but the longer you boil the more water you’ll need to add to maintain the volume as the soup evaporates. The water should only reduce by about 40% before you strain and serve. During boiling, be sure to remove scum from the top every 20 minutes. After approximately 1 hour of boiling, add soya sauce, oyster sauce and sake. Once boiling is completed, strain soup through cloth towel. This should remove all the scum from the soup. Pour strained broth into fresh pot and bring to boil adding pepper, sugar and salt for taste. If needed also add extra sake and/or soy sauce.

Bon appetite 

Tampopo