Spicy Pork & Miso Ramen

As fall sets in, I’m pretty much always in the mood for soup. I just got back from a trip to visit my grandma in Ohio, and I was craving something spicy, so I decided to pull out my ramen recipe. I made a few tweaks to amp up the flavor, and I’m really pleased with how it turned out! The ingredients are mostly traditional, but I played with adding some apple cider vinegar for sweetness, and I loved it! You certainly don’t have to add it, but I recommend giving it a try.

I will also note, once you purchase a few staple ingredients (soy sauce, chili paste, miso paste, sesame seeds and sesame seed oil), making ramen is super cheap. The noodles are about $1 a pack, and the veggies are cheap, too. You can easily add this to your weekly meal planning rotation.

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Spicy Pork & Miso Ramen

This spicy pork ramen is the perfect fall or winter meal. It’s cheap, easy and fast to make, and you can spice it up as much as your heart desires! Feel free to add in more dark leafy greens if you want to incorprate more veggies.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Easy to Make, Noodles, Spicy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tbs sesame oil
• 2-3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 inch piece of garlic minced
• 1 lb ground pork or vegetarian protein of choice
• 3 tbs low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup red miso paste
• 1-2 tbs red chili paste
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes if desired
• 1 tbs apple cider vinegar if desired; it adds sweetness
• 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 packs of dried ramen noodles
• 1 bunch of bok choy cut into 4 pieces
• 3-4 eggs
• Sesame seeds red pepper flakes, and green onions to garnish

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a medium pot over medium heat, and add garlic and ginger for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Add pork and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned all over. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to a boil for your eggs.
2. Add miso, soy sauce, chili paste, apple cider vinegar, and red pepper flakes (if using) and stir into pork.
3. Add your stock, and bring to a boil.
4. Meanwhile, gently place your eggs in the boiling water (I use tongs) and boil for 6 minutes. When the time is up, immediately place them into ice water to stop them from becoming hard boiled.
5. While the eggs are still cooking, add your ramen noodles to the boiling soup. Cook them accoring to the package (usually 4-5 minutes).
6. Add the bok choy during the last 30 seconds of cooking.
7. Serve in big soup bowls topped with the eggs (sliced in half), green onions, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, and garlic chili sauce if desired. Enjoy!!

Modifications

Don’t want to eat pork? Sub in ground turkey, or tofu!