Easy Vegetable Miso Ramen Food

EASY ONE-POT SPICY MISO RAMEN (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Heat a medium sized pot over medium high heat.
• Add in the sesame oil. Once hot, add in the garlic, ginger, and white parts of the scallion. Sauté over medium high heat for 1-2 mins.
• Lower the heat to medium. Add in the miso paste, sesame paste/nut butter, and doubanjiang or other chili paste. Mix until they're well combined.
• While stirring, add in the stock/water (and vegetable cube/bouillon, if using) and soy milk.Keep stirring over medium heat until the paste are diluted. Add in the rays or other chili oil and dried mushrooms. Cover the pot and leave the soup to boil over medium high heat, around 5 minutes. Once it boils, lower the heat and leave it to a simmer.
• Taste the soup and season with soy sauce and salt, to taste, if needed.
• You can remove the mushrooms and slice these into thin strips.
• Meanwhile, you can add in the veggies of your choice into the soup. I simply sliced my bok choy head into half and cooked it down in the soup.
• When the veggies almost cooked to your liking, add in the instant ramen brick. You can already turn off the heat at this point especially if your instant ramen cooks very fast. If not, you can leave the noodles to cook until chewy before turning off the heat. Add in the corn and remaining chopped scallions along with the sesame seeds.
• Add more chili oil, if you'd like You can also enjoy this with some roasted nori.
• Enjoy immediately while hot!

EASY VEGAN RAMEN

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
• Once hot, add oil, garlic, ginger, and onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally for 5-8 minutes or until the onion has developed a slight sear (browned edges).
• Add 1 cup (240 ml // amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) of the vegetable broth to deglaze the bottom of the pan. Use a whisk (or wooden spoon) to scrape up any bits that may have stuck to the bottom to enhance the flavor of the broth.
• Add remaining 5 cups (1200 ml // amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) vegetable broth, tamari or soy sauce, and dehydrated mushrooms - stir.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer on low for at least 1 hour, up to 2-3, stirring occasionally. The longer it cooks, the more the flavor will deepen and develop.
• Taste broth and adjust seasonings as needed, adding more soy sauce or sesame oil if desired. Add the miso paste at this time.
• When you're 30 minutes from serving, prepare any desired toppings (see notes for miso-glazed carrots, baby bok choy, and quick-seared tofu).
• NOODLES: Fill a large saucepan or pot with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add ramen noodles (depending on size of pan you may need to do this in two batches // use fewer or more batches if altering batch size) and cook according to package instructions - about 4-5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Strain broth and reserve mushrooms for serving. (Save onions and ginger for serving as well, if desired, though I discarded them).
• To serve, divide ramen noodles between four (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) serving bowls. Top with strained broth and desired toppings, such as carrots, bok choy, green onion, or seared tofu. Serve with chili garlic sauce (found here) for added heat.
• Best when fresh, though the broth can be stored (separately) in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 1 month.

EASY VEGETABLE MISO RAMEN

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a large soup pot.
• Sauté green onion for 30 seconds.
• Add mushrooms, sauté until mushrooms have released their liquid and are starting to brown.
• Add red pepper, sauté for 2 minutes.
• Add carrots, sauté for 1 minute.
• Add garlic, sauté until fragrant.
• Stir in cabbage, miso ginger broth, chicken stock, salt and soy sauce.
• Bring to a bubble and let simmer while you prepare the ramen noodles.
• Cook ramen noodles according to package instruction, omitting the seasoning packets.
• Stir lime juice and cilantro into the soup.
• To serve, divide noodles between 6 bowls and top with the soup mixture.
• Garnish with additional green onions and cilantro, if desired.

MISO RAMEN

Steps:

• Put the miso, 1.5 litres water, soy sauce, ginger and shiitake in a large saucepan. Stir to mix in the miso, then bring to a very gentle simmer. Keep simmering for 5 mins.
• Meanwhile, place the smoked tofu in a shallow bowl and pour over the liquid aminos. Turn the tofu slices over to make sure they are soaked well on both sides.
• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Add the soba noodles, bring back to the boil and cook until just tender, about 5 mins.
• Add the baby corn to the miso broth and cook for a further 4 mins.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Lift the tofu from its bowl, shaking off the excess liquid aminos and saving it. Gently place the tofu in the frying pan and cook for 2-3 mins on each side until browned. Add the reserved liquid aminos to the pan (it will bubble up) and reduce to a glaze. Remove from the heat.
• As soon as the noodles are cooked, drain them in a colander and rinse under cold water, then divide between four serving bowls. Add the pak choi to the miso broth and remove from the heat.
• Divide the pak choi, baby corn and beansprouts between the bowls. Ladleover the miso broth and add the tofu. Garnish with the chillies, spring onions and crispy seaweed. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, drizzle over the sesame oil and serve straightaway.

VEGAN RAMEN

Steps:

• Crush the garlic with the back of a big knife, then put it in a saucepan with the ginger, miso, neri goma, mushrooms, stock and soy. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and bubble for 5 mins until the ginger is soft. Strain into a clean pan and discard everything left in the strainer.
• Meanwhile, cook the tofu. Toss it in the cornflour and heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry for a few mins on each side, being careful as you turn it that it doesn't fall apart. Cook the noodles for 1 min less than pack instructions, so they retain a little bite. Drain and leave in the pan with a little cooking water so they don't stick together.
• Add the pak choi and whites of the spring onions to the broth and gently reheat for 1-2 mins until the greens have just wilted.
• Divide the noodles between two deep bowls, ladle over the broth and veg. Top with the tofu, beansprouts, carrot and ginger matchsticks, green parts of the spring onions and a drizzle of sesame oil, plus the other toppings, if you like.