Name: Instant Tan Tan Shin Ramyun
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cups [480 ml] soy milk; 3 Tbsp tahini; 2 cups [480 ml] chicken broth (or any type of broth); 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 3 green onions, chopped; Two 4.2 oz [120 g] packages Shin Ramyun or any spicy ramyun noodles, including seasoning packets (powdered seasoning and dehydrated vegetables); 1 lb [455 g] ground pork; 3 heads baby bok choy; 1 medium yellow onion, sliced; 1 Tbsp neutral oil, such as vegetable or canola; 1 Tbsp gochujang; 2 Tbsp mirin; 3 Tbsp chili crisp, plus more for serving; 2 large eggs; 3 garlic cloves, minced

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

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Chili Crisp

By James Park

Published 2023

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Tantanmen is a Japanese take on dan dan noodles, or dandanmian, a popular noodle dish in Chinese Sichuan cuisine. There are four important components in dan dan noodles: spicy chili oil, a savory meat mixture, a nutty sauce, and wheat noodles with leafy vegetables. Unlike dan dan noodles, which don’t have any broth, Japanese tantanmen typically comes with a flavorful broth. Every time I sip this nutty, spicy broth, I can’t help but smile and forget all my worries. It sounds cheesy, but that