
30 minutes•Medium•Serves 2•
4.3
30-Minute Tahini Chicken Paitan
A quick hack to achieve an Ivan Ramen-style creamy chicken broth using tahini and a blender to emulate long-boiled collagen and emulsified fat.
Recipe Rating
4.3
(0 ratings)Ingredients
- ●4 cups Chicken stock (hot)
- ●3-4 tbsp Tahini (sesame paste)
- ●2 tbsp Soy sauce (or miso)
- ●2 cloves Garlic
- ●1 inch piece Fresh ginger
- ●2 tbsp Chicken skin/fat (for schmaltz) or Toasted sesame oil
- ●2 servings Ramen noodles
- ●200g Chicken (breast or mince)
Instructions
- 1If using chicken skin, render it in a pan until crispy to create schmaltz (chicken fat). If not, have sesame oil ready.
- 2Cook your protein: either poach the chicken breast in the heating stock or fry the mince in a separate pan.
- 3Boil a separate pot of water and cook ramen noodles according to package instructions.
- 4Prepare the Tare/Base: In a blender, combine the garlic, ginger, soy sauce (or miso), and the generous scoop of tahini.
- 5Pour the hot chicken stock into the blender with the base ingredients.
- 6Blend on high speed until the liquid turns opaque, frothy, and creamy (emulsified).
- 7Drain noodles and divide into bowls.
- 8Pour the frothy soup over the noodles.
- 9Top with the cooked chicken and drizzle with the rendered schmaltz or sesame oil.
Recipe Context
This recipe was created with the following context in mind:
Sunday
late night
fall
intermediate