Woo Can Cook | Taiwan Mazesoba Brothless Ramen

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

pickled mustard greens

🥗Healthier: fresh spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Fresh spinach offers a similar texture, while cabbage is often less expensive.

Start by crushing and mincing 4 cloves of garlic.

Add 1 tablespoon of minced ginger and the whites of 2 green onions to a bowl, reserving the greens for later.

Slice the reserved greens of the green onions thinly on a bias for garnishing.

Prepare some Bonito flakes by crushing them into a powder using a mortar and pestle.

Cut Nori seaweed into thin strips for garnishing.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1 pound of ground pork with the marinade ingredients: 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of mirin, 1 tablespoon of black vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce.

Add 1 tablespoon each of Chinese doubanjiang chili paste and chili crisp oil to the marinade mixture.

Heat a wok over medium heat and add 4 tablespoons of peanut oil.

Once the oil is hot, add the ground pork, spreading it evenly across the wok and letting it sear undisturbed for 2 minutes.

After 2 minutes, tilt the wok and toss the pork to achieve wok hay.

Shift the pork to one side of the wok and add the garlic, ginger, and whites of the green onions, cooking for about 15 seconds until fragrant.

Combine the pork with the aromatics and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes until the pork is cooked through, then remove from heat.

Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and add the fresh ramen noodles, cooking for 2 minutes with constant agitation.

Once cooked, remove the noodles to a large mixing bowl and season with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil.

For plating, place a serving of ramen noodles on a plate, making a slight indentation in the middle for the egg yolk.

Add the cooked ground pork into the indentation, followed by the reserved greens of the green onions, Nori strips, Bonito powder, and corn as toppings.

Finally, add the egg yolk garnish in the center of the pork.

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