Spicy Pork Ramen takes less than 20 minutes to make. A flavourful broth with a secret ingredient for extra depth of flavour, ramen noodles, spicy pork is comfort in a bowl, especially for cold winter days.
Start with making the broth. In a deep soup pan/dutch oven, add oil.
When the oil is hot, add minced ginger and garlic. Saute until aromatic, for about 30 seconds.
Add sliced mushroom to the pan and cook it until it has softened.
Add stock and water to the pan.
Add soy sauce, fish sauce, miso. Mix well. Check the seasoning and add salt if required.
Simmer the broth and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
While the broth is simmering, start making spicy pork.
In a small bowl mix all the ingredients for Spicy pork, except pork.
Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan. once hot add minced pork. Cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in the sauce to the pork. Cook for another 4-5 minutes until the sauce has reduced and the pork is cooked through.
Now switch to the soup broth. When it comes to a slow rolling boil add ramen noodles blocks and sliced bok choy.
Cook the ramen for 3 minutes. It is ok if the ramen is not cooked fully. The ramen will continue to cook even after the flame is off and will be fully cooked while serving.
Serving
To make 6 minutes egg, boil water in a pot. When the water comes to a boil slowly lower eggs to boiling water. Boil for 6 minutes. Remove and dip it in ice-cold water. Peel and slice.
Serve soup in the soup bowl. Top it with Spicy minced pork, sliced soft boiled egg, carrots match sticks, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and green onion.
Notes
Miso paste gives a depth of flavour and umami to the soup broth. If you can't get hold of miso paste, add 1/2 tablespoon more of each fish sauce and soy sauce.
Chilli garlic sauce is a very common condiment in Asian cusine. It varies in spice level, so adjust the quantity as per taste. If you don't have Chilli garlic paste, you can add any hot sauce like Sriracha and 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder to the sauce mixture.