The Best Vegan Ramen Recipe

What's in it

18 parts read from its 16 ingredient lines and its title.

Broth base

• Seafood or dashi (kombu, bonito, niboshi) “1 sheet Kombu seaweed –optional, but good!”
• Vegetable or mushroom “4 cups veggie stock”

Tare and seasoning

• Miso “1-2 tablespoons white miso paste”
• Mirin “1/8 cup mirin ( Japanese cooking wine)”

Aroma oil

• Chili oil (rayu) “for spicy, add sriracha to taste, or hot chili oil”
• Sesame oil “1 teaspoon sesame oil for coating noodles.”

Noodles

• Dried ramen noodles “6- 8 ounces dry Ramen Noodles”
• Instant noodles “6- 8 ounces dry Ramen Noodles”

Toppings

• Boiled or soft egg “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Menma (bamboo shoots) “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Nori “1 sheet Kombu seaweed –optional, but good!”
• Scallion or negi “Garnishes: scallions, Furikake or toasted sesame seeds, sriracha and sesame oil”
• Sweet corn “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji) “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Spinach “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Bok choy “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Kimchi “Optional veggies: Steamed or sauteed bok choy, fresh spinach, shredded carrots or cabbage, roasted winter squash, roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted sweet potato, sauteed mushrooms, smoked mushrooms, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Enoki mushrooms, Kimchi, Soft boiled eggs (obviously not vegan) daikon radish, pickled radish, fresh herbs.”
• Tofu “8-12 ounces cubed Crispy Tofu”

Against the usual Vegan

It has 3 of the 3 parts of the usual Vegan and vegetarian ramen: vegetable or mushroom, tofu and mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji).

Less usual for the style: menma (bamboo shoots) (in 14% of Vegan recipes), nori (in 22% of Vegan recipes), sweet corn (in 14% of Vegan recipes), spinach (in 22% of Vegan recipes) and kimchi (in 3% of Vegan recipes).

Ramen with no meat or bones: a broth of kombu, mushrooms, vegetables or soy milk, with tofu, mushrooms and vegetables in place of chashu.