Shohei’s Special Pork & Sesame Ramen Noodle Soup

Name: Shohei’s Special Pork & Sesame Ramen Noodle Soup (Shohei no Butaniku to Goma Ramen)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¼ cup bean sprouts, both ends trimmed (optional); 4 slices bamboo shoots (optional); 1 medium-boiled egg, boiled about 7 minutes, peeled and halved lengthwise (optional); 1 tablespoon chili bean paste; 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic; 2 packages (3½ ounces each) instant ramen noodles; 4 cups chicken broth; ¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted and ground, plus more for garnish; Hot chili oil (optional); 2 green onions, including tender green tops, minced; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; ½ pound ground pork; 4 slices prepared Chinese roasted pork (chashu; optional)

Shohei no Butaniku to Goma Ramen

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Let's Cook Japanese Food!

By Amy Kaneko

Published 2017

About

Ramen is truly a Japanese national obsession, now becoming global. Ramen-ya, restaurants specializing in ramen dishes, are found all over, with a wide degree of regional variation. I’ve used instant ramen noodles here, but if you have access to fresh ramen, use them!

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sesame oil
½ pound ground pork
4 slices

Asia
Japan
Soup
Pasta

Method

In a frying pan over medium-high heat, warm the sesame oil. When the oil is hot, add the pork, breaking it up with a wooden spatula or spoon. Add the chili bean paste and the garlic and cook, stirring often, until the pork is cooked through and a little crispy, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Discard the flavor packets from the ramen packag