The Best Vegan Ramen 🍜 | hot for food

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tempeh is higher in protein and fiber, while seitan can be more affordable.

ramen noodles

🥗Healthier: soba noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Soba noodles are whole grain, while spaghetti is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Homemade broth is fresher and healthier, while water with seasonings is budget-friendly.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat, while canola oil is often cheaper.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cut sweet potato leaving the peel on, and cut two onions in half; leave garlic bulbs intact.

Place sweet potato, onions, and garlic on a large baking sheet.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until soft and charred.

Dice two celery stalks and three green onions.

Leave cremini and shiitake mushrooms whole and quarter an entire head of Napa cabbage.

In a large stock pot over medium-high heat, add vegetable oil.

Add diced celery, green onions, quartered cabbage, and roasted onion halves and one roasted garlic bulb; smash garlic to release cloves.

Sauté until vegetables are wilted and cooked down.

Add salt, pepper, and 12 cups of water; bring to a boil.

Add a large piece of seaweed to the boiling broth; reduce heat to low and cover to simmer for one hour.

In a bowl, mix tahini, soy sauce, miso paste, and mirin until smooth to create the tare.

Warm the tare in the microwave if tahini is rock hard; do not heat it in the stock pot.

Take one cup of the broth and blend it with half a cup of roasted sweet potato and the remaining roasted garlic cloves until smooth.

Strain the broth into another pot and keep warm on the burner.

Add the blended mixture back into the strained broth and heat until hot.

Cook ramen noodles separately in the broth for 3 minutes to avoid sogginess.

In a warmed ramen bowl, add two tablespoons of tare in the center.

Pour hot broth over the tare, then add cooked noodles.

Arrange toppings: roasted sweet potato, thawed corn kernels, tofu bacon crumbles, shredded carrot, and green onions.

Drizzle with hot chili oil before serving.

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