Spicy Pork Ramen (Ja-Ja Men)
This is an easy homemade pork ramen recipe injected with heat from Korean hot pepper paste. It’s both savory and slightly sweet too!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 2 people 1x
- Category: Noodles
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cup ground pork
- 2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 4 ounce fresh or dry ramen noodles (or egg noodles)
- 4 scallions (cut into thirds and thinly sliced lengthwise)
- 1 large tomato (chopped into 8 slices)
Instructions
- – In a medium pan over medium high heat, add vegetable oil, ground pork, gochujang, sugar, soy and sake.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
- Keep stirring and breaking the pork into small pieces. Turn the heat off, add sesame oil, stir and set aside.
- Boil ramen noodles according to package instructions and drain. Divide noodles among two bowls.
- Top with ground pork, scallions and tomatoes. Serve immediately.
Notes
Other toppings you can add to the ramen:
- Boiled egg
- Stir fried shredded cabbage and carrot
- Sliced cucumber
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 657
- Sugar: 11.3 g
- Sodium: 2132.7 mg
- Fat: 35.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 15.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 56.1 g
- Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 28.7 g
- Cholesterol: 84.6 mg
Keywords: ramen noodles, main,
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