Ramen

Ingredients

  • ramen noodles
  • soft boiled eggs
  • green onions
  • baby bok choy
  • mung bean sprouts

Pork Topping

  • 200g ground pork or bacon
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp chile paste
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp mirin

Seasoning Paste

  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp chile oil
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • optionally sichuan peppercorns

Broth

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp chicken btb
  • 1 tbsp veggie btb
  • 2 cups unsweetened soy milk

Method

Prep

  • Crush the garlic
  • Grate the ginger
  • Chop green onions into small pieces
  • Cut bok choy into halves or quarters

Make the spicy pork topping

  • Mix sauce
  • Cook bacon
  • Add garlic, ginger, green onion
  • Turn heat to high
  • Add sauce and cook until caramelized

Make the the seasoning paste

  • Whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl

Make the Broth

  • Boil some water and add btb paste in a small pot
  • Mix well
  • Add soy milk
  • Bring to a boil

Blanch/boil

  • Blanch bean sprouts and bok choy
  • Boil noodles

Assemble

  • In each serving bowl
    • Add half of the seasoning paste
    • Add half of the broth
    • Stir together
    • Add noodles, spread widely
    • Place mung bean sprouts along the edge
    • Place bok choy next to it along the edge
    • Place pork topping in the middle
    • Place green onions
    • Place a soft boiled egg
    • Garnish with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, chile oil, etc

Ramen Components

  • Broth
  • Noodles
  • Chashu
  • Soft Boiled Egg
  • Green Onions
  • Baby Bok Choy
  • Mung Bean Sprouts
  • Microgreens
  • Chile oil
  • Crushed peanuts, sesame seeds

References