Spicy Miso Ramen

What's in it

13 parts read from its 15 ingredient lines, its title and its method.

Broth base

• Chicken “1 teaspoon powdered chicken stock or vegetable stock”
• Vegetable or mushroom “1 teaspoon powdered chicken stock or vegetable stock”
• Instant noodle seasoning packet “2 packets fresh ramen noodles (3 to 4 ounces per packet)”

Tare and seasoning

• Soy sauce (shoyu) “1 tablespoon soy sauce”
• Miso “1 ½ tablespoon white miso paste or awase miso paste”
• Chili bean paste (doubanjiang) “1 teaspoon tobanjan”

Aroma oil

• Sesame oil “3 tablespoons sesame oil”

Noodles

• Fresh ramen noodles “2 packets fresh ramen noodles (3 to 4 ounces per packet)”
• Instant noodles “2 packets fresh ramen noodles (3 to 4 ounces per packet)”

Toppings

• Scallion or negi “2 scallions, chopped”
• Cabbage “5 oz cabbage chopped into bite size pieces”
• Chili flakes or togarashi “1 teaspoon gochugaru”

How it is served

• Served in soup from the method

Against the usual Spicy miso

It has 2 of the 3 parts of the usual Spicy miso ramen: miso and chili heat. Not on it: ground pork or other minced meat.

Less usual for the style: instant noodle seasoning packet (in 22% of Spicy miso recipes), cabbage (in 11% of Spicy miso recipes) and chili flakes or togarashi (in 22% of Spicy miso recipes).

Miso ramen made hot with chili: chili bean paste, chili oil or a spicy miso paste stirred into the broth, often with ground pork.