Miso Ramen

Name: Miso Ramen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 portions fresh ramen noodles; 1L chicken or pork stock; 4 tbsp white miso paste; 2 tbsp red miso paste; 400g pork belly, braised and sliced; 4 soft-boiled marinated eggs; 200g sweetcorn kernels; 40g butter; 4 spring onions, sliced; 2 sheets nori, halved; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp white sesame seeds

A hearty northern Japanese ramen with rich miso broth, corn, butter and braised pork belly.

Total time

35 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

4portions fresh ramen noodles

1Lchicken or pork stock

4 tbspwhite miso paste

2 tbspred miso paste

400gpork belly, braised and sliced

4soft-boiled marinated eggs

200gsweetcorn kernels

40gbutter

4spring onions, sliced

2 sheetsnori, halved

2 tbspsesame oil

2 tbspwhite sesame seeds

Instructions

Heat stock until simmering, whisk in both misos until dissolved — do not boil after adding miso.

Add sesame oil and adjust seasoning.

Cook noodles in boiling water, drain and divide between bowls.

Ladle hot miso broth over noodles.

Top each bowl with sliced pork belly, halved egg, corn and a knob of butter.

Add nori, spring onions and sesame seeds.

The butter melts into the broth as you eat — do not skip it.