Tantanmen 坦々麺
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
1
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Calories
1617 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Soup
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Cuisine
Japanese
Tantanmen 坦々麺
Description
Tantanmen 坦々麺 begins by browning pork mince then simmering it with sake, soy sauce, and sweet miso paste to create a thick, flavorful meat topping. Separately, the soup base is prepared by combining finely chopped zasai (pickled mustard stems), shallots, rice vinegar, sesame paste, Japanese chili oil (rayu), soy sauce, and water. A granulated torigara chicken soup base is dissolved into boiling water, then soy milk is added and the heat turned off just before boiling.
The broth is poured into the bowl with the other flavoring ingredients and stirred to blend a creamy, slightly spicy soup with umami depth. Fresh ramen noodles are cooked separately, drained, and placed into the bowl. The miso pork mince sits atop the noodles, alongside parboiled pak choy and optionally bean sprouts. Chopped shallots garnish the finished soup, adding a fresh bite.
This dish serves as a comforting meal combining spicy miso, tender pork, and creamy broth with fresh vegetables and noodles. It balances richness and heat with softness from the soy milk and aromatics. Leftover cooked pork mince can be frozen and used again for convenience.
Ingredients
Pork mince
- 250 g pork mince
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp sweet miso paste tenmenjan Chinese
soup
- 1 tbsp or 10g finely chopped Zasai
- 5 cm shallots white part, finely chopped, 2 inch
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame paste Chimajyan brand
- 1 tbsp rayu Japanese chili oil
- 150 ml water
- 1 tsp torigara soup granules
- 150 ml soy milk
Noodle and toppings
- 1 ramen noodle
- ¼ pak choy parboiled
- 20 g pork mince from cooked pork mince, freeze leftover
- bean sprout optional
Instructions
- Make miso pork
- Cook the pork mince in a frying pan over medium heat.
- When the mince changes colour, add the sake, soy sauce, and tenmenjan.
- Cook the mince further until the sauce thickens and all the mince is coated in sauce.
- Turn the heat off and set aside.
- Make Noodles
- Chop the zasai finely and set aside.
- Chop the shallots finely and set aside.
- Place zasai, shallots, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame paste, rayu in a ramen bowl.
- Boil 150ml water in a small saucepan and dissolve the torigara soup granules.
- Add soy milk to the saucepan and turn the heat off just before it boils.
- Pour the soy milk soup base into the ramen bowl.
- Stir all soup ingredients together.
- Cook ramen noodle in a separate pot.
- Drain the noodle and add it to the ramen bowl.
- Top with pork mince, pak choy and bean sprouts.
- Garnish with chopped shallots.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1617 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1617kcal | 81% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 81g | 162% |
| Fat | 115g | 177% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Cholesterol | 194mg | 65% |
| Sodium | 3271mg | 136% |
| Potassium | 1100mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 590IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 13.5mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 245mg | 25% |
| Iron | 4.2mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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