Spicy Tan Tan Ramen by: Sarah 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:2/23/2021Updated:2/19/2021 We partnered with Myojo U.S.A.to bring you this Tan Tan Ramen recipe.As always on The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own.

Enjoy! Tan Tan Ramen is a spicy, incredibly tasty Japanese ramen noodle soup.It also happens to be based on a Chinese recipe.  Yep, Japanese “tantanmen” is actually based on Chinese “Dan Dan Mian,” or Dan Dan Noodles, a spicy Sichuan dish of noodles, stir-fried ground pork, and blanched greens.We’ll get into the similarities and differences between these two delicious bowls of noodles below, but suffice it to say, this tantan ramen recipe is extremely tasty while also being surprisingly easy to make.  I blogged this warming bowl of noodles a couple weeks ago.

Kaitlin came over for a bowl, and as she pulled out a stool at my kitchen counter and dug in, she remarked that she felt like she was eating a bowl of ramen out at a restaurant! High praise for this delicious recipe.  What Is Tan Tan Ramen?  Tan Tan Ramen is a type of Japanese ramen noodle soup.Rather than a creamy pork-based or chicken-based broth seasoned just with salt (shio ramen), soy sauce (shoyu ramen), or miso, however, Tan Tan Ramen also includes sesame paste.  You mix together a “tare” (pronounced “tah-reh”), or sauce base, which is then mixed with stock and unsweetened soy milk (I used unsweetened oat milk, which works equally we

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