[ HAWAII'S KITCHEN ]

Ramen gets
gourmet treatment

This dish was prepared by D.K. Kodama of the Sansei restaurants on "Hawaii's Kitchen" Sunday. The show airs at 5:30 p.m. on KHON/FOX. All the recipes are available at www.suresave.com.

Dungeness Crab Ramen

5 ounces dry ramen noodles
1 cup pork broth
1 teaspoon hondashi (Japanese soup base powder)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons butter (truffle butter, if possible)
Pinch salt and pepper
2 ounces Dungeness crab meat
1 teaspoon jalapeño peppers
1 tablespoon chopped Thai basil
1 tablespoon finely shredded cilantro
1 teaspoon white truffle oil

Boil ramen until al dente; drain and place in bowl.

Bring broth, soy sauce and hondashi to boil. Stir in butter; add salt and pepper.

Place crab meat and peppers over ramen. Add broth. Garnish with basil, cilantro and truffle oil. Serves 1.

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