Japanese Vegan Recipe: Soy Meat Miso Ramen

Ramen is undoubtedly one of our favorite dishes for a Japanese, but it can be quite unhealthy. 

But by being creative with meat alternatives, using miso as the broth, and adding vegetables as toppings, ramen can become a relatively healthy meal.

This time we used soy meat as an alternative to pork chashu, and went vegan!

Today we will introduce how to make vegan soy meat miso ramen!

How to make soy meat miso ramen

Ingredients

• ramen (chinese) noodles…1

• bean sprout…½ bag
• garlic…½  clove
• ginger…½ clove
• white sesame seeds…1 teaspoon
• soybean meat…20g

• water…200 ml
• miso…1 tbsp
• soy milk…120 ml

Instructions

1. Minch the garlic and ginger, and fry on a pan with soy meat and vegetables of preference with sesame oil.

2. Once it’s cooked, put it on the side.

3. Boil water in a pot, and cook the noodles.

4. While you boil the noodles, heat the water and the soy milk the in a pot. Miso should be added and mixed after you turn off heat after boil to make the soup

5. Drain the noodles well and serve on a bowl.

6. Add the heated soup , then the toppings.

Key Points

• Boiling the noodles and the soup should be done with a speed in the same timing. If you aren’t used to making ramen, it might be better to prepare the broth first. The worst thing you could do when cooking ramen is overcooking the noodles!
• This time, we microwave cooked the bokchoy and the beansprouts for it to stand out in the picture, but you may fry with the soy meat.
• In Japan, conjak noodles are replacing other noodles for lower sugar intake. You may choose to play with the type of noodles as well!

What makes this dish healthy

By using daizu=大豆(soy) meat you can cut the amount of fat you take in. Those who aren't vegan nor vegetarian, you could control the fat you take in by cooking the soy meat with beef/pork oil, too. That way you are eating soy but you have a taste very close to meat.

Alternate the noodles to sugar free noodles or konjac noodles and you will be able to control your blood sugar levels better too.

Japanese typically pair minced meat with tantanmen=坦々麺 which is miso ramen but have chili inside. Have chili and it will keep your body and the capsaicin is said to help you burn calories.

Integrate Japanese food to your diet

Ramens are very tasty but it is also very high in calories and eating too much will lead to unhealthy diet. But by cooking at home and using alternative meat or adding healthy ingredients, ramen can be healthier for you.

By using different dashi=出汁 or noodles=麺 it will change how it tastes, so we hope you experiment your way to your favorite bowl!🍜

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