Japan

Tantanmen

Name: Tantanmen
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 250 g Ramen noodles; 200 g Ground pork; 3 tbsp Sesame paste; 1 tbsp each Chili oil & doubanjiang; some of each Chicken broth & soy milk; some of each Spring onion & bok choy

Japanese sesame ramen with minced pork

Tantanmen is the Japanese adaptation of Chinese dan dan noodles, fitted to the ramen tradition.

Instead of dry, the noodles are served in a creamy, lightly spicy sesame broth crowned with seasoned minced pork.

Servings2

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Ramen noodles250 g
Ground pork200 g
Sesame paste3 tbsp
Chili oil & doubanjiang1 tbsp each
Chicken broth & soy milksome of each
Spring onion & bok choysome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the pork hard with doubanjiang.
Whisk sesame paste with broth and soy milk into a soup.
Stir in chili oil and heat.
Cook the noodles and add to the broth.
Top with pork, bok choy and spring onion.

Make it original

Sesame paste and doubanjiang for tantanmen are in the Asia Boutique.

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