Sweet & Spicy Ramen

Makes: 4-5 servings

Total Time: minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 1 lb ground pork (or beef)
  • 1 cup of diced sweet potatoes
  • 1.5 cups of shiitake mushrooms sliced
  • 2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1.5 tsp minced garlic
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 cups of low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 TBS coconut aminos
  • 1 TBS mirin (typically found on the international aisle)
  • 1 TBS sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • 2 packages of ramen noodles (discard the gross spice packet)
  • 4-5 soft boiled eggs (1 per serving)
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (omit if you can’t do the spicy)
  • hot sauce

What to do:

  • Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a dutch oven
  • Add meat and cook until brown; chop up the meat into very small pieces
  • Use a slotted spoon to remove meat to paper towel lined bowl
  • Add diced sweet potatoes and saute until tender (7-8 min)
  • Add mushrooms ginger and garlic
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
  • Add chicken broth, coconut aminos, mirin, sesame oil, coconut sugar, celery salt and cooked meat
  • Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer cover and cook for 15-20 minutes
  • While simmering, cook your soft boiled egg
    • Pour enough water into a pot that could cover the eggs by 1 inch
    • Bring to a boil
    • While water is boiling, set eggs out on a counter (to bring to room temp) and prepare a bowl of ice water (to be used later)
    • Once the water is boiling, carefully place the eggs in
    • Cook for 6-7 minutes
    • Remove with a slotted spoon and place into the ice water
    • Once cooled – peel and set aside
  • Add ramen noodles and simmer on low (still covered) for 5-10 minutes until noodles are tender
  • Sprinkle with cayenne pepper
  • Serve with hot sauce and soft boiled egg