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Ramen noodle bowl

Best 30 Minute Ramen Noodle Bowl

Enjoy a quick and healthy bowl of ramen noodles with seared greens and crunchy pickled vegetables for the perfect lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Mason jar with lid
  • Sauce pan
  • frying pan

Ingredients
  

Pickled vegetables

  • 2 medium carrots peeled and cut in sticks
  • 1 large daikon peeled and sut in sticks
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 cup white or rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Vegetables

  • 1-2 cups broccoli
  • 2 cups sliced cabbage

Marinade

  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp minced ginger
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Instructions
 

Make pickled vegetables

  • Heat up 1 cup or water, add 1 cup of vinegar, 1/3 cup of sugar, and pinch of salt
  • Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
  • Peel the carrots and daikon and cut in sticks.
  • Fill a mason jar with the vegetables and pour the pickling juice over making sure to cover them completely.
  • Clove the lid and set aside for at least 10 minutes. Use or refrigerate.

Make the marinade

  • Combine 1/3 cup of soy sauce, 3/ Tbsp rice vinegar, 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil, 1 Tbsp minced ginger, 1 Tbsp minced garlic, 1/2 cup minced green onions and the sesame seeds into a jar and shake well.

Sear vegetables

  • Slice the broccoli stems and the cabbages.
  • Pour some of the marinade over the vegetables and mix well.
  • Over medium heat, quickly fry the broccoli first for a minute or two, then add the cabbage and stir. Set aside.

Cook the ramen

  • Boil 2-4 cups of water with a little salt. Add 2 portions of ramen noodles and simmer for 2-4 minutes covered.
  • Using chopsticks, detangle the noodles.

Sear the porkless bites

  • Add 1 tsp of oil to a frying pan. Sear 8 pieces for 2-3 or until they are fully cooked.
  • At the very end, use 1 Tbsp of the sweet and sour sauce that comes with the package.

Putting it together

  • Pour some of the warm marinade over the cooked ramen noodles.
  • Place the noodles in a bowl, add the broccoli and cabbage.
  • Add the protein in the middle, the pickled carrots and dailkon.
  • You can also add fresh green onions and cilantro.

Notes

For the pickle juice: If you don't like to use white sugar, you may replace it with palm sugar, agave syrup, or monkfruit sugar. I would not use brown sugar because it will overpower the flavor. 
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