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Vegetarian ramen

Name: Vegetarian ramen
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp, plus a little extra; garlic 2 cloves, crushed; ginger a thumb-sized piece, finely grated; dried shiitake mushrooms 5g (optional); vegetable stock 1 litre; soy sauce 1 tbsp; caster sugar 1 tsp; pak choi 1, quartered lengthways; sugar snap peas 100g; cooked egg noodles 300g; Belazu tahini 3 tbsp; miso paste 2 tbsp; firm tofu ½ a 280g block, patted dry and cut into quarters; sweetcorn 195g tin; carrots 2, cut into long thin strips; coriander a small bunch; chiu chow chilli oil 2 tbsp (optional)

30 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Adding tahini to this veg-packed broth gives creaminess to the soup as well as a deep savouriness. Serve with firm tofu for a nourishing dinner for two

By Adam Bush

Published: January 5, 2022 at 9:21 pm

Make this warming veggie ramen, then check out more ramen recipes and quick vegetarian recipes.

Ingredients

toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp, plus a little extra
garlic 2 cloves, crushed
ginger a thumb-sized piece, finely grated
dried shiitake mushrooms 5g (optional)
vegetable stock 1 litre
soy sauce 1 tbsp
caster sugar 1 tsp
pak choi 1, quartered lengthways
sugar snap peas 100g
cooked egg noodles 300g
Belazu tahini 3 tbsp
miso paste 2 tbsp
firm tofu ½ a 280g block, patted dry and cut into quarters
sweetcorn 195g tin
carrots 2, cut into long thin strips
coriander a small bunch
chiu chow chilli oil 2 tbsp (optional)

Method

Step 1

Heat the sesame oil in a large pan over a low heat, add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 2 minutes before adding the shiitake mushrooms, if using, and pouring in the stock, soy sauce and sugar.
Step 2

Turn up the heat to medium and bring to a simmer. Add the pak choi, sugar snap peas and noodles, and simmer for 2 minutes until cooked through.
Step 3

Stir the Belazu Tahini and miso into the broth, season and keep warm.
Step 4

Drizzle a little more sesame oil in a small non-stick pan and fry the tofu quarters on each side until really crisp.
Step 5

Divide the noodles, pak choi, sugar snap peas and broth between deep bowls, and top with little piles of sweetcorn, carrot, tofu and coriander. Spoon over chilli oil to serve, if you like.

Try more vegetarian ramen recipes:

Mushroom ramen

Take a look at our vegan ramen recipe for a speedy midweek meal which only takes twenty minutes to make. This ramen recipe uses chillies, mushrooms, spring onion whites, noodles and vegetable stock to make up the bulk of its flavour. So, you won't have to go out of your way to buy the ingredients for this low-calorie ramen recipe.

Vegan ramen

This coconut ramen is completely vegan and made simple with the addition of curry powder – so you don’t have to have a storecupboard full of spices at your disposal to create depth of flavour.

Two blue bowls filled with noodles and a creamy broth

Tofu ramen

In need of a warm bowl of comfort food? This vegan ramen recipe only takes an hour to make and has two easy steps. Prepare the stock by using boiling water, mushrooms, onions and garlic. Add beansprouts and marinated tofu before boiling the noodles. Mix the noodles and stock together in a bowl, and there you have a bowl of quick comfort food.