Spicy Miso Ramen Pie
- Whole-Wheat Pie Crust
- 2.5 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup butter, cold, cubed (or frozen and grated)
- .5 cups cold buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 egg, for wash
- Ramen Leftover Filling
- 16 ounces assorted chopped mushrooms
- 1 diced onion, medium
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons neutral oil
- 12 ounces firm tofu (as firm as you can find)
- .5 cups spicy miso paste from Mandy @ lady and pups's Spicy Miso Ramen Express recipe, divided in half
- 2 cups your favorite leafy green
- Mix the flour, salt, sugar (up or lessen your salt/sugar depending on preference. I find this to be a good baseline). Feel free to add herbs here- chopped chives would be great, I think.
- Once the dry ingredients are whisked, add the cold, cubed or frozen, grated butter. Use two butter knives or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour until it looks crumbly and the butter is pea-sized.
- Pour in a bit of the cold buttermilk (or yogurt thinned with milk or water) a few tablespoons at a time. Mix with a big wooden spoon and continue adding the buttermilk until the dough is just barely coming together and you can form the it into a ball streaked with butter. Use a scale (or your eyes) to divide the crust in half. Wrap in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to hang out while you prepare the filling. rnrn**can be done in advance, obviously, and kept in the fridge or freezer, just make sure you give it enough time to thaw so you can roll it out.
- Open your tofu package and drain it however you prefer (I usually wrap it in a clean dishtowel, sandwich it between 2 cutting boards and press it with a heavy pot). You can do this a few hours in advance and is probably better that way, but you can also do it right before you cook the rest of the filling.
- If you haven't already made a ramen broth with mushrooms, sautee the onion and mushrooms in both oils for about 15 minutes in a large frying pan, until nicely browned and the liquid is evaporated. Add Mandy @ lady and pup's miso paste and continue to sautee for another 5 minutes, until most of the liquid (if not all) has evaporated. Add your leafy greens and cook until just wilted. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Unwrap the tofu from its dishtowel, and use a fork to crumble it. Add it to the same frying pan and keep it on medium-high heat, adding the reserved spicy miso paste. You don't want to burn it, just evaporate a lot of the water. Once it looks like most of the water has evaporated, use a slotted spoon to transfer it to the bowl of mushrooms. Fold everything together, and taste it- not spicy enough? Add more spicy miso paste!
- Once your filling is adequately seasoned, remove your pie crusts from the fridge. Roll out to about 12 inches, fold and place in a pie dish of your choice (I used a 9 inch cast-iron skillet and it was fabulous). Add the filling to the dish, and cover with your second pie crust, however you like- I made a 'random' lattice but I think a normal crust would also be lovely. Seal the crust with a fork and make sure you have steam vents!
- Brush crust with egg wash (optional, I didn't even do this and it was still amazing). Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven when crust is golden-brown. Let cool for 10-15 minutes and serve with a simple salad.
pie crust, whole wheat flour, butter, cold buttermilk, salt, sugar, egg, ramen, mushrooms, onion, sesame oil, neutral oil, ramen, your favorite
Taken from food52.com/recipes/41983-spicy-miso-ramen-pie (may not work)