Spicy curried minced pork ramen

Name: Spicy curried minced pork ramen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp medium curry paste; freshly ground black pepper; 2 pak choi/bok choy bulbs, trimmed and leaves separated; 500 g/1 lb minced/ground pork; pinch of Japanese pepper (shanso) (optional); 15 ml/1 tbsp white miso; 4 marinated soft-boiled eggs, halved; 400 g/14 oz fresh ramen noodles; 5 cm/2 in piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped; 2 spring onions/scallions, roughly chopped; 4 radishes, trimmed and finely sliced; 1 fresh green chilli, seeded and finely sliced; 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp sesame oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp red miso; 10 ml/2 tsp tahini; handful of purple shiso leaves or Thai basil (optional); 1.75 litres/3 pints/7½ cups chicken or pork stock; 15 ml/1 tbsp mirin; pinch of salt; 1 fresh red chilli, seeded and finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Ramen

By Heather Whinney

Published 2018

About

This is an easy way to bring loads of flavour to the ramen as the curried pork mixture soaks into and mixes with the hot broth. Pak choi and radish add some fresh tastes and crunchy textures to the dish. Shiso is an Asian leaf with hints of basil and mint.

Ingredients

For the base

1.75 litres/3 pints/7½ cups chicken or

Asia
Japan
Main course
Spicy
Soup

Method

First, prepare the spicy pork. Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan or skillet over a medium-high heat, then add the garlic and chilli and cook for 1 minute. Add the pork, season with salt and pepper, and stir around the pan to break the meat up.
Stir in the curry paste until well combined, then cook the mixture for about 15 minutes or until the pork is no