(Inside: I went to a new restaurant in town and was reminded how much I love soup. So I made this Simple Seafood Ramen Soup that’s to DIE for.)

My husband and I were out running errands, without the kids (woohoo!), and decided to hit-up a new restaurant in town.

The food was insanely good. But the prices–ouch.

So, when I got home and wanted even more of their way-too-expensive-for-little-ole-me ramen, I pulled out some ingredients and made this amazingly fantastic Simple Seafood Ramen Soup.

Now, you can use those cute packets of ramen noodles that you get at the store, but because I was feeling fancy, I decided to use udon noodles (paid link) for my Simple Seafood Ramen Soup. They’re a little thicker and have a different texture, but it’s fun to mix it up sometimes…

But something you do NOT want to mix-up is the fish sauce (paid link).

No…wait, before you close out and run off–I’m serious.

The flavor and “pow” you want in this dish comes from Fish Sauce (paid link).

So, don’t give up on me. Just getcha some.

And, don’t forget, even if you don’t have your fish sauce at the ready, go ahead and pin this Simple Seafood Ramen Soup–that way you can find it again when you do want it.

Now, ready–set–GO Ramen!

Simple Seafood Ramen Soup

I went to a new restaurant in town and was reminded how much I love soup. So I made this Simple Seafood Ramen Soup that's to DIE for.

Ingredients

6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 tbspn fish sauce
1 tbspn soy sauce
1 tbspn butter or vegetable oil
1 tbspn minced garlic
1 chopped green onion
1/2 tspn fresh grated ginger
4 strips nori (seaweed wrap for sushi)
1/4 tspn spicy chili sauce or sriracha sauce
1 12 oz pkg udon or ramen noodles
1-4 cup cubed crab meat
4-10 whole prawn
1 cup cubed tofu, optional
1 cup sliced oyster mushrooms, optional
4 slices ham or turkey, optional
2 soft boiled eggs, optional
1 cup bean sprouts, optional
1 tbspn sesame seeds, optional
1 sliced jalapeno, optional
1 cup snow pea pods, optional

Instructions

Sauté butter, green onion, garlic, and ginger in the bottom of your dutch oven until the green onion starts to soften. Should just be 2-3 minutes following the butter melting completely.
Add broth, fish sauce, soy sauce and chili sauce to onion mixture.
Stir until mixed completely.
Add noodles and simmer until the noodles have cooked completely (should be less than 5 minutes once the pot is boiling.
Add prawn and allow soup to boil until the prawn are completely pink (meaning cooked), which should be 3-5 minutes.
Turn the pot off and add all of the other ingredients desired.
Slice soft boiled eggs in half and place half in each bowl of soup.
Serve!