Sapporo Miso Ramen

Name: Sapporo Miso Ramen
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 2 portions curly wheat ramen noodles (fresh or frozen); 6 oz ground pork; 3 tbsp red miso (aka miso); 1 tbsp white miso (shiro miso); 4 cups chicken stock; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated; 1 tsp doubanjiang (chili bean paste); 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp unsalted butter; 1 cup bean sprouts; 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels; 2 scallions, sliced; 1 nori sheet, halved

Hokkaidō's answer to the cold: a punchy red-miso broth slicked with butter and corn, ground pork stir-fried in sesame oil for backbone, curly yellow noodles bobbing underneath. Born in postwar Sapporo and still the city's signature bowl.

nut-free
high-protein
contains-meat
contains-dairy

Ingredients

curly wheat ramen noodles (fresh or frozen)2 portions
ground pork6 oz
red miso (aka miso)3 tbsp
white miso (shiro miso)1 tbsp
chicken stock4 cups
toasted sesame oil2 tsp
garlic, minced3 cloves
fresh ginger, grated1 tbsp
doubanjiang (chili bean paste)1 tsp
mirin1 tbsp
soy sauce1 tbsp
unsalted butter2 tsp
bean sprouts1 cup
sweet corn kernels1/2 cup
scallions, sliced2
nori sheet, halved1

Steps

Cook ground pork in sesame oil.
Heat sesame oil in a heavy pot over medium-high. Add ground pork and break it up, cooking until the fat renders and the edges crisp.
Toast aromatics and doubanjiang.
Push pork to one side, add garlic, ginger, and doubanjiang to the bare pan, and toast for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Toast misos and add stock.
Stir in both misos and let them toast against the pan for 20 seconds before pouring in the chicken stock.
Simmer broth with mirin and soy sauce.
Add mirin and soy sauce, bring to a gentle simmer, and let the broth meld for 10 minutes.
Boil and drain noodles.
Meanwhile, boil noodles in a separate pot according to package timing, then drain hard.
Serve noodles with miso broth.
Divide noodles between two warmed bowls and ladle the hot miso broth over the top.
Top bowls with garnishes.
Top each bowl with bean sprouts, corn, scallions, a half-sheet of nori, and a pat of butter melting in the center.

Nutrition

Nutrition, per serving. 520 calories. Protein 27.5 grams, 22 percent. Carbs 55 grams, 45 percent. Fat 18 grams, 33 percent. Fiber 5 grams, sugar 7 grams, saturated fat 5 grams, sodium 1200 milligrams. Estimated from ingredients.