Ramen with sweet potato and mushroom
8
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Warm up with a bowl of hearty ramen, a delicious fusion of flavours that’s both satisfying and nutritious. This recipe combines the earthy taste of shiitake mushrooms, the sweetness of sweet potato, and the robust flavours of ginger, garlic, and gochujang in a rich vegetable broth. Served with ramen noodles and topped with boiled eggs, fresh coriander, and sesame seeds, this dish is perfect for a comforting dinner or an impressive meal for guests.
Ingredients
Dry ramen noodles
200 g
Canola oil
2 tsp
Eschalot(s)
3 whole, finely sliced
Fresh ginger
2 tsp, (2cm piece), peeled and finely grated
Sesame oil
2 tsp
Shiitake mushrooms
200 g, sliced
Vegetable stock
800 ml
Rice wine vinegar
1½ tbs
Soy sauce
1½ tbs
Gochujang
1½ tbs, (Korean pepper paste)
Orange sweet potato (kumara)
400 g, peeled, chopped into 4cm pieces
Kale
200 g, Tuscan variety, cut into strips
Boiled egg(s)
4 medium, cut in half
Fresh coriander
4 sprig(s)
Sesame seeds
3 tsp
Instructions
1
Cook the noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
2
Heal canola oil in a large, deep nonstick frying pan or saucepan over medium heat. Cook eschalots and ginger for 5 minutes, or until eschalots have softened. Remove from pan using a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl. In the same pan, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Cook mushrooms for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl. Add stock, vinegar, soy sauce and gochujang to pan and stir to combine. Add sweet potatoes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender. Add kale and cooked noodles and cook for about 3 minutes, or until noodles are heated through.
3
Divide ramen among 4 bowls. Top each bowl with 1 egg, then sprinkle with eschalots, coriander and sesame seeds. Serve.
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