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A bowl of vegan tan tan ramen
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Vegan Tan Tan Ramen

My Vegan Tan Tan Ramen is a plant-based take on a Japanese dish (tantanmen) which itself is a spin off of a Chinese dish!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Japanese
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: black sesame paste, black sesame seeds, chilli oil, extra firm tofu, garlic, ginger, mirin, pak choi, ramen, rice wine vinegar, soy milk, soy sauce, tahini, vegetable stock
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 1158.05kcal

Ingredients

For the tofu

  • 225 g extra firm tofu
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon ginger minced
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any other neutral oil
  • 1 tablespoon spicy bean paste Sichuan doubanjiang
  • 2 cloves garlic minced

For the broth

  • 30 ml soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sesame paste can be substituted with tahini or peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 0.5 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chilli oil preferably homemade
  • 450 ml vegetable stock
  • 450 ml soy milk

For the noodles & toppings

  • 2 pak choi trimmed and washed
  • 300 g ramen noodles
  • 2 spring onions finely sliced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • Chilli oil optional, to taste

Instructions

  • Crumble the tofu then combine with the mirin and minced ginger.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sesame paste, rice vinegar, sugar, and chilli oil until smooth. Place this to one side.
  • Combine the vegetable stock and soy milk in a saucepan, and bring it to a simmer then add a lid to keep it warm.
  • Heat a wok over medium high heat add the oil and the tofu.
  • Cook the tofu until it's starting to become crispy.
  • Add the spicy bean sauce and minced garlic to the tofu, and cook for another minute.
  • Turn off the heat and set aside.
  • Boil a pan of water and add the noodles, cooking them according to package directions until they’re just cooked through and still chewy.
  • In the last minute of cooking add the pak choi.
  • Add half of the sesame paste mixture to each bowl, followed by the broth and stir to combine.
  • Divide the cooked noodles and pak choi between two bowls.
  • Top with the crispy tofu, chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
  • Drizzle over the extra chilli oil as you wish.

Nutrition

Calories: 1158.05kcal | Carbohydrates: 141.07g | Protein: 48.78g | Fat: 48.77g | Saturated Fat: 14.73g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.98g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20.11g | Sodium: 5574.09mg | Potassium: 3083.16mg | Fiber: 14.64g | Sugar: 25.81g | Vitamin A: 39053.52IU | Vitamin C: 399.88mg | Calcium: 1354.13mg | Iron: 17.12mg