Ramen with Gochujang Sweet Potato Noodles
An umami packed vegetarian broth paired with spicy, sweet, earthy sweet potatos – spiralized into noodles for the perfect bite.
Ingredients
Gochujang sweet potatoes
- 2 sweet potatoes spiralized
- 1 T gochujang
- 1 T sesame oil
- 1 T avocado oil
- 1 T honey
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Veggie Ramen Stock
- 1 head garlic
- 1 yellow onion
- 7 green onions
- 3 inches fresh ginger
- 1 cup dried shitake mushrooms
- 1 sheet kombu
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 10 cups cold water
Building Ramen Soup
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 T sesame oil
- 2 T miso
- 2 T mirin
Toppings:
- Soy marinated egg
- Bok choy
- Enoki mushrooms
- Chili crisp
Instructions
For gochujang sweet potato noodles
- Preheat oven to 425
- Peel sweet potatoes, then spiralize.
- In a small bowl, whisk gochujang, sesame oil, honey, avocado oil, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Toss spiralized sweet potato in gochujang glaze, spread out on a baking sheet, and roast at 425 for about 12-15 minutes.
For broth
- In a small bowl, add dried shitake mushrooms, and pour boiling water over mushrooms (about ¾ cup) and allow to set for at least 1 hour.
- Prepare veggies by slicing garlic head in half “hamburger style,” cut yellow onion into quarters, and peel and slice ginger.
- In a large stock pot, add dried shiitake mushrooms along with the water they’ve been soaking in along with all other ingredients. Simmer on low for at least 2 hours, until color has browned and a deep, rich flavor has developed.
Building the ramen soup
- Grate 2 T garlic and 2 inch ginger into a paste using a microplane.
- In a separate pot, add 1 T sesame oil and garlic ginger paste, and saute until fragrant. Once fragrant, deglaze with 2 T mirin.
- Strain veggie broth directly into pot and stir well. If you are adding enoki mushrooms, add them in at this point and allow to cook for about 5 minutes.
- Your soup is ready to serve!
- Ladle broth over cooked ramen noodles, sweet potato noodles, and add toppings of choice. I added sauteed bok choy, marinated eggs, and chili crisp.
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