Name: Tan Tan Ramen
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 8 ounces ground pork ((can substitute any other ground meat)); 1 tablespoon mirin; 1 tablespoon ginger ((minced)); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ((or any other neutral oil)); 1 tablespoon spicy bean sauce ((Sichuan doubanjiang)); 2 cloves garlic ((minced)); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sesame paste ((can substitute peanut butter)); 1 teaspoon rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon Chili Oil ((preferably homemade)); 2 cups chicken stock; 2 cups unsweetened oat milk or soy milk; 2 handfuls leafy greens ((such as spinach, baby bok choy, or yu choy, trimmed and washed)); 10-12 ounces fresh ramen noodles; 2 scallions ((chopped))

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Tan Tan Ramen

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 2 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

44% of a 2,000 cal day

877KCAL

Protein

36g73% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat58g

75%

Saturated16g

78%

Unsaturated43g

—

Total Carbs49g

18%

Fiber3g

12%

Total Sugars15g

—

incl. Added Sugars8g

15%

Starch31g

—

Sodium2373mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A spicy Japanese ramen noodle soup based on Chinese dan dan noodles, with ground pork and sesame paste creating a rich tangy broth. Surprisingly easy to prepare for such a flavorful result.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

For the pork & marinade:

8 ozground pork — or any other ground meat
1 tbspmirin
1 tbspginger — minced
1 tbspvegetable oil — neutral, or any other neutral oil
1 tbspspicy bean sauce (Sichuan doubanjiang)
2 clovesgarlic — minced

For the soup base:

2 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspsesame paste — or peanut butter
1 tsprice vinegar
½ tspsugar
1 tbspChili Oil — homemade preferred
2 cupschicken stock
2 cupsunsweetened oat milk — or unsweetened soy milk

For the noodles & toppings:

2handfuls leafy greens — trimmed, washed
10–12 ozfresh ramen noodles
2scallions — chopped

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Method

45m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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