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We all know that soups show up within the Zelda franchise often and all of them work towards refueling our heart containers. Today, we are making an awesome ramen soup that is both super hearty and will turn you off from grocery store ramen (if you can even eat it) for the rest of your days. If this doesn't fill up your heart container, I am not sure what will. Enjoy!

Gear!

1 lb Flank Steak

1/4 cup Green Onions

1/2 cup Snow Peas

1/2 cup Sliced Mushrooms

3 Eggs

32 oz. Beef Broth

1 cup Water

1 t. Fresh Ginger, finely grated

1 Thai Chili, sliced thinly

1 T. Lemon Grass, sliced thinly

1 t. Cilantro, finely chopped

1 Nori Sheet, sliced thinly

GF Black Bean Noodles or Rice Noodles

salt & pepper to taste

Steak Marinade

1/4 c. Lime Juice

2 t. GF Soy Sauce

2 t.. Housin

2 t..Szechuan Sauce

2 t. Asian BBQ Sauce

2 t.Worcestershire Sauce

2 t. Roasted Garlic, minced

Quest!

Marinate your flank steak in a gallon sized zip top bag with lime juice, soy sauce, housin, szechuan, Asian BBQ, Worcestershire Sauce and Roasted Garlic. Let sit together for at least 30 minutes but an hour or two would be better.

In a small sauce pan, add 3 eggs and enough cold water to cover. Bring them up to a boil, shut the heat off and cover. Leave alone for 5 minutes.

Immediately rinse eggs under cold water. Peel eggs and set aside for later.

In a sauce pan, add beef broth, water, ginger, nori, cilantro, thai chili, about half the green onions and lemon grass.
When it comes to a boil, add GF black bean or rice noodles. cook until softened.
Notes: I don't have a specific amount for the noodles b/c everyone likes less or more noodles. I used about half a package (3 oz.) of black bean noodles for this go round.

Add sliced mushrooms to broth. Leave a few mushrooms out for garnish later. Continue cooking together.

Divide your flank steak into two pieces. This will allow it to cook more quickly.

In a cast iron frying pan, add olive oil to the pan and seer your pieces of flank steak. We are only going to give the outside a good seer. We don't want to cook the meat all the way through.

Let the meat rest for 5-10 minutes.

Very thinly slice the meat with a knife. Paper thin is what we are going for. Yes, the meat is rare in the middle - never fear - we aren't done with it yet.

Add the meat to the broth mixture - leave a few pieces off to the side so that we have some garnish.

Cook until you are happy with the flavors and doneness of the meat. Ladle into bowls.

Garnish with snow peas, eggs, mushrooms, green onions, and meat. Enjoy!

I have a new theory! I believe I may have found a new rift in the timeline. Now just hear me out. Link has issues with chickens. They wander into his way, berating him and baiting him into attacking them with his sword. Now instead of the chickens coming after Link and killing him - picture this: Link actually wins and there is a bunch of dead chickens everywhere. What to do with all this chicken? Glad you asked! Today, we will be sharing our recipe for gluten free crockpot chicken tortilla soup. This recipe is super easy, delicious and does most of the work while you're not there. Enjoy!

Gear! Get the printable recipe here!
20 oz. chicken breast - cut into small pieces
1 large red bell pepper - chopped
1 jalapeno pepper - chopped
1 small onion - chopped
2 garlic cloves - chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes - halved
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1 carton of chicken stock
2 cups cheddar cheese - shredded
3 oz. cream cheese
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
salt and pepper

Quest!

In a saute pan, sweat onion until translucent. Add peppers and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes. Add olive oil to a crockpot and set to low. Add pepper and onion mixture to crockpot. In the same saute pan, add olive oil and chicken to pan. Salt and pepper and cook until white. Add to crockpot. Using the same saute pan once again, melt butter and add arrowroot powder once butter begins to sizzle and foam. Whisk together until mixture is a medium brown color. Add to crockpot. Add chicken stock to the crockpot. Simmer for 4-6 hours on low. Add tomatoes and corn - continue to simmer for about an hour. Shut crockpot off. Stir in cream cheese and cheddar cheese until melted. Serve with tortilla chips and Enjoy!

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This week's recipe is inspired by Lava Soup that appears in the Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. It is a trading item you receive when the Subrosian Chef is given an iron pot. This is a spicy homemade tomato soup that is easy to make. If you are vegetarian, you can enjoy this soup without the lava rocks.

Get the Printable Version of this Recipe Here!!

Gear:
Lava Soup:
12 fresh roma tomatoes
1 tsp. course salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
2 shallots or 1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 can vegetable broth
1 T. tomato paste
1 tsp. GF Worcestershire sauce
2 T. garlic chili sauce - found in the Asian foods aisle
1 T. fresh parsley
1 T. fresh basil

Lava Rock Meatballs:
1 lb. Italian sausage or chicken sausage, ground
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 T. tomato paste
3-4 oz. fresh mozzarella in 1/2 inch cubes or pearls

Quest:
Lava Soup:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with aluminum foil. Sprinkle a teaspoon of course salt and 1/2 tsp. of pepper on the tomatoes. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes.

In the meantime, start the meatballs. . .

Lava Rock Meatballs:
In a bowl, combine sausage, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper & tomato paste. Mix together well.

Take a small amount of meat mixture . . .

. . . and wrap around a piece of mozzarella cheese. . .

. . . to make a 1 1/2 inch ball.

Place your meatballs on a broiler pan that is lined with aluminum foil underneath.

Back to the Soup. . .
The tomatoes should be done by now or shortly. When finished, switch the meatballs with the tomatoes in the oven. Bake the meatballs for about 20-25 minutes until meatballs reach 160 degrees. Let tomatoes cool for a few minutes.

Done tomatoes!

In the meantime, sweat shallot/ onions, red pepper flakes and garlic in a pot with 1 T of extra virgin olive oil. A pinch of course salt will aid in drawing out the water.

With a pair of tongs, peal the skin off the tomatoes.

Add the tomatoes to the onion/garlic.
Turn the heat to medium high start breaking down
the tomatoes with a spoon. Add vegetable broth.
Bring to a simmer.

Broken down tomatoes!

Blend tomato mixture into a velvety consistency.
You can use a conventional blender but be careful
it's HOT!!
I recommend an immersion stick blender for jobs like this.
Less messy and a lot less clean up.