Vegan Tan Tan Men (Tan Tan Ramen)
Caroline Phelps · pickledplum.com · 2018 · 2 / 2 people
Against 492 ramen recipes
Tantanmen, with 1 of the 4 usual parts; not on it: chili oil (rayu), ground pork or other minced meat and greens (spinach or bok choy).
What's in it
12 parts read from its 15 ingredient lines and its title.
- Broth base
- Vegetable or mushroom “3 cups vegetable broth”
- Instant noodle seasoning packet “2 packages fresh ramen noodles – about 6 ounces, or 3 ounces dry ramen noodles (make sure to check the ingredients since not all ramen noodles are vegan)”
- Tare and seasoning
- Soy sauce (shoyu) “1 tablespoon soy sauce”
- Sesame paste or tahini “2 tablespoons Japanese sesame paste (or tahini)”
- Gochujang “1/2 tablespoon gochujang”
- Aroma oil
- Sesame oil “1/2 tablespoon sesame oil”
- Noodles
- Fresh ramen noodles “2 packages fresh ramen noodles – about 6 ounces, or 3 ounces dry ramen noodles (make sure to check the ingredients since not all ramen noodles are vegan)”
- Dried ramen noodles “2 packages fresh ramen noodles – about 6 ounces, or 3 ounces dry ramen noodles (make sure to check the ingredients since not all ramen noodles are vegan)”
- Instant noodles “2 packages fresh ramen noodles – about 6 ounces, or 3 ounces dry ramen noodles (make sure to check the ingredients since not all ramen noodles are vegan)”
- Toppings
- Scallion or negi “1 scallion (finely chopped)”
- Mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji) “4 ounces button mushrooms (diced)”
- Chili flakes or togarashi “ichimi togarashi (optional)”
Against the usual Tantanmen
It has 1 of the 4 parts of the usual Tantanmen: sesame paste or tahini. Not on it: chili oil (rayu), ground pork or other minced meat and greens (spinach or bok choy).
Less usual for the style: vegetable or mushroom (in 7% of Tantanmen recipes), instant noodle seasoning packet (in 3% of Tantanmen recipes), gochujang (in 7% of Tantanmen recipes), mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji) (in 18% of Tantanmen recipes) and chili flakes or togarashi (in 22% of Tantanmen recipes).
The Japanese take on Sichuan dan dan noodles: a broth thick with sesame paste and hot with chili oil, topped with spiced ground pork and greens such as bok choy or spinach. It is also made without soup (shirunashi) or cold.
Ingredients as published (15)
Ingredients
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 scallion (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (peeled and minced)
- 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 4 ounces button mushrooms (diced)
- 1/2 red bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 tablespoon gochujang
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons Japanese sesame paste (or tahini)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 packages fresh ramen noodles – about 6 ounces, or 3 ounces dry ramen noodles (make sure to check the ingredients since not all ramen noodles are vegan)
Toppings
- 3 scallions (sliced into bite size strips)
- ichimi togarashi (optional)
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