1lbof angel hair pasta or 4 servings ramen-style noodles
4soft-boiled eggsuse old eggs if possible, halved
2scallionswhite and light green parts only, very thinly sliced
Instructions
Cooking the eggs:
Place the eggs in the large sauce pan with cover. Fill it with cold water until it covers the eggs
Bring it to a rolling boil. As soon as it boils. Turn off the heat. Remove it from the stove and cover the pan. The eggs on the picture sat in the covered pan for 4 minutes (kinda runny, which I like). If you want them much firmer, try 6-7 minutes. You'll have to experiment with them to get them right.
Gently use the back of the spoon to crack the shells all over, but don't peel just yet. Transfer them to a bowl of ice cold water and leave them there for about 15 minutes and then peel. You will have a higher chance of peeling the shells smoothly. I have several that still didn't peel as well. I supposed not all of the eggs have the same "age"
Preparing the noodles:
Preheat 2 Tbsp of oil over medium to high heat until shimmering. Add chicken meat and season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken has cooked through and turn opaque, about 5 minutes or so. Dish out and set aside for now
Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to saucepan, then add onion, ginger, and garlic. Cook, stirring up any brown bits on bottom of saucepan, until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. You can strain the stock if you want to. I just leave it as I don't mind eating the ginger and onion. Stir in kimchi and its liquid, miso, and soy sauce and return to a simmer. Have a taste and season with salt, if needed. Keep it warm while you prepare the noodles
Bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil and add baking soda to it. Cook noodles until al dente; drain completely (do not overcook the noodles). The baking soda will help to give the pasta that chewy kind of texture like in traditional ramen noodles. I gave the noodles a quick rinse in cold water to get rid of that "after taste" from the baking soda
Transfer noodles to large serving bowl and spoon the hot kimchi broth on top. Top each bowl with 2 egg halves, reserved chicken and spring onion and serve immediately
Notes
I made some home-made chicken stock using chicken wings. You can use regular chicken stock or store-bought one and sprinkle in 2-packets of unflavored gelatin to the chicken stock and let it sit until you are ready to use it in the recipe or really, no gelatin at all really works too