Tantanmen
Tantanmen is one of the most famous types of ramen in Japan. People order tantanmen when they’re craving a little bit of spice! It is great because it is super easy to make at home!
Ingredients
- 100 g ramen noodles HERE to buy
- 70 g ground pork
- 1 scallion (green onion)
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 Tablespoon doubanjiang
- 450 ml water
- 2 teaspoon torigara soup base
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon miso
- 2 Tablespoon tahini
sesame paste
- 2 Tablespoon white sesame paste HERE to buy. If you don't have it, ½ Tbsp sesame oil + 50g white sesame
Instructions
Preparation
- Noodles - In boiling water, add Chinese noodles. Cook for 4 minutes and after the 4 minutes, drain the water.
- Cut green onion into small pieces.
Let's cook!
- In a medium pot, turn the heat to medium and add ground pork and cook until there is no pink.
- Add ginger, the green onion and doubanjiang to the pan and cook with low heat for 2 minutes. Make sure not to burn.
- In the pot, add water, torigara soup base, miso, and sugar. Turn the heat to medium and cook until boiling.
- After boiling turn the heat to medium low and remove any foam.
- Take 2 Tbsp from the pot and add it to tahini in order to melt it. After melting, add the tahini to the pot. Mix everything well.
Let's eat!
- In a deep bowl, add the noodles, then soup. You can add any topping such as green onion, eggs, or spinach! If you want more spiciness, add chili oil.
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