Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ==== Soy Milk Tantanmen ==== {{food:soy-milk-tantanmen.jpg?direct&400|}} Tantanmen is a ramen dish adapted from the Szechuan Chinese dish Dan Dan Noodles. Making ramen from scratch is quite complicated and time consuming, and this recipe is a great simplification using Soy Milk to make a creamy broth. As the reference for this recipe might say: "Trust Me!" === Tools === * Two medium sauce pans * Frying pan or wok * Cutting board and knife * Two large ramen bowls === Ingredients === * 2 packages of ramen noodles * 2 green onions * 2 baby Bok Choy * Roasted Peanuts to garnish * 2 soft boiled eggs * 1 small bag of fresh bean sprouts (only if purchased the day before) * 2 cloves (or more) minced garlic * 1 tablespoon ginger paste == Spicy Pork Topping == * 1 package lean ground pork * 1 tablespoon Gochujang * 1 tablespoon oyster sauce * 1 tablespoon sake * 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper == Tare Soup Base == * 2 tablespoons cheap smooth peanut butter (the kind that's sweet and salty) * 1 tablespoon chili oil * 1 tablespoon balsamic or rice vinegar * 1 tablespoon mirin * 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce * 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce == Broth == * 1 cup water * 2 cups unsweetened soy milk * 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder or chicken ramen soup powder === Instructions === - Dice the green onion, separating white and green parts. - Wash the bok choy and cut off the root, letting the leaves separate. - Wash the bean sprouts and make sure they haven't gone bad. Seriously, these things have a shelf life of about one day. - == Pork Topping == - Heat the chili oil in the frying pan over medium heat. Add the ground pork and sautee until no longer pink. - Add the white parts of the green onion, the garlic and the ginger. - Increase the heat to high, and add the oyster sauce, chipotle pepper Gochujang and sake. Stir fry until the pork has cooked through and the sauce has reduced. - Remove from heat and set aside. - This recipe makes enough pork topping for 4 servings of ramen. We frequently freeze half of it to use for another meal. == Tare Soup Base == - Combine the peanut butter, chili oil, vinegar, soy sauce and mirin. Set aside == Broth == - In one sauce pan, mix together water, soy milk and chicken flavoring. - Simmer it over low heat. Do not cover it or allow it to boil! It will create a gross film. == Noodles == - In the other pot, boil enough water to make two packets of ramen. - Before adding the noodles, blanch your bean sprouts in the water for 30 seconds before removing and setting them aside. - Make the ramen noodles as per package, but do not add any flavouring. The flavoring will come from everything else we have prepared. === Finishing === - Divide the Tare paste into both bowls, then top each with half of the soy milk broth. - Place half of the noodles into each bowl. - The noodles will be just below the surface of the broth, leaving a nice scaffolding to arrange everything for a great photo. - Artistically place your sliced soft boiled egg, green onions, sprouts, Bok Choy and spicy pork topping. - Add seseme seeds, crushed peanuts, hot sauce, [[food:pickled_radish|Quick Pickled Daikon Takuan]] and anything else you'd like. === Sources === [[ https://aaronandclaire.com/authentic-easy-tantanmen-at-home/ | Aaron and Claire ]] {{tag> recipe main soup}} ~~PAGEIMAGE:<food:soy-milk-tantanmen.jpg>~~ Last modified: 2026/01/25 11:03by loginerror