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15 Minute Spicy Ramen

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 04/17/20 Updated: 11/30/22
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15 minute spicy ramen
15 minute spicy ramen
15 minute spicy ramen
15 minute spicy ramen
15 minute spicy ramen

This spicy ramen is made in just about 15 minutes with a soy-ginger broth that’s perfectly spicy and savory. Perfect topped with soft boiled eggs, green onions, nori, or chicken, pork or tofu, it’s an excellent and budget friendly lunch. Use basic ramen noodles or gluten free – talk about a ramen hack or upgrade!

Spicy ramen in a bowl

Why This Recipe Is So Good

  • This spicy ramen hack has everything we love about restaurant-style ramen, but at home! Rich broth, jammy soft-boiled eggs, and spicy and umami seasonings make this the perfect Japanese comfort food. Even better, the noodles are just from packs of 25¢ ramen, so this recipe is cheap and easy to make again and again!
  • This recipe uses traditional Asian ingredients, like miso paste, nori, sambal oelek, and togarashi for an authentic taste. Though they sound fancy, most of these ingredients are easy to find at your local grocery or online, or even make at home.
  • Take your spicy ramen to the next level by adding shredded chicken, pork, or even tofu, or use gluten free noodles instead of traditional ramen. It’s easy to customize this hack even further to fit your tastes and dietary needs.

How To Make It

  1. Cook your eggs now, or make them ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to use. (See notes on some tips on how to make the perfect soft-boiled eggs.)
  2. Combine the broth, ginger, garlic, miso, sambal oelek, soy sauce, sesame oil, and vinegar in a saucepan. Bring everything to a boil and the reduce heat to let simmer. Keep at a simmer for 10 minutes, then spoon out the ginger and garlic slices.
  3. Add the dried noodles and cook until they are soft. Use tongs to divide the noodles evenly between two bowls. Cover with broth and top with halved eggs, scallions, black sesame seeds or togarashi, and nori.
Broth for ramen
Ramen noodles cooking in a pot

Chef’s Tips

  • To make perfect soft-boiled eggs, cook for 6-7 minutes in boiling water. If you have an Instant Pot, cook 1 minute at low pressure, then immediately do a quick release. With an air fryer, cook for 7-9 minutes at 300º. With all three methods, make sure you place the eggs in a bowl of ice water immediately after cooking.
  • For vegan ramen, use vegetable broth, leave out eggs, and add tofu, if desired.
Ingredients for spicy ramen

So, What Are All These Ingredients?

Miso paste is a traditional Japanese seasoning. It’s made from fermented soybeans, salt, and kōji, which is a mold used in making soy sauce, sake, and other foods. Its flavor is what’s often called “umami” in Japanese cuisine, which is savory.

Sambal oelek is an Indonesian chili sauce or paste that frequently contains other ingredients such as ginger, rice vinegar, garlic, and lime juice. It adds the perfect kick to your ramen, and is easy to find in stores or to make your own.

Nori means “sea vegetable” in Japanese and is edible seaweed. It’s usually sold in sheets. If you’re a fan of sushi, you’ve definitely tasted nori before.

Shichimi togarashi is a seasoning blend made from 7 spices, usually red chili peppers, Japanese peppers, orange peel, sesame seeds, ginger, nori, and other seeds. If you are unable to find any, you can use just black sesame seeds instead, although shichimi togarashi is easy to find for pretty cheap online.

Spicy ramen in a bowl with chopsticks and a glass of sake

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Spicy ramen in a bowl
5 from 23 votes

15 Minute Spicy Ramen

Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:15 minutes minutes
Total:30 minutes minutes
This easy hack for 25¢ ramen packages is the perfect Japanese comfort food.
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2 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water or 1 additional cup broth
  • 1 1-inch-long piece fresh ginger cut into 4 slices
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled, smashed
  • 1 tablespoon miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 dash rice wine vinegar
  • 2 blocks dried ramen or 2 servings fresh ramen

Toppings

  • 2 soft-boiled eggs halved
  • scallions thinly sliced
  • black sesame seeds or togarashi
  • half sheet of nori thinly sliced
  • shredded or chopped chicken or pork, or cubes tofu; optional

Instructions 

  • Cook your eggs now, or make them ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to use. (See notes.)
  • Combine broth, ginger, garlic, miso, sambal oelek, soy sauce, sesame oil, and vinegar in a saucepan. Bring everything to a boil. Reduce heat to let simmer and cook 10 minutes. Spoon out the ginger and garlic slices.
  • Add dried noodles and cook until soft. Divide noodles evenly between two bowls. Cover with broth and top with halved eggs, scallions, black sesame seeds or togarashi, and nori.

Notes

  • To make perfect soft-boiled eggs: Cook for 6-7 minutes in boiling water. If you have an Instant Pot, cook 1 minute at low pressure, then immediately do a quick release. With an air fryer, cook for 7-9 minutes at 300º. With all three methods, make sure you place the eggs in a bowl of ice water immediately after cooking.
  • Vegan: Use vegetable broth, leave out eggs, and add tofu, if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 194kcal, Protein: 11g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 174mg, Sodium: 3302mg, Potassium: 142mg, Total Carbs: 12g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, Net Carbs: 11g, Vitamin A: 1271IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 30mg, Iron: 2mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. Nikki says

    Posted on 4/1/22 at 6:45 pm

    I’ve been making this recipe for my roommates and I since I discovered it over a year ago. So simple and so yummy! I enhance it w some flank steak on top. Thanks for sharing 🙂5 stars

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 4/5/22 at 8:39 pm

      So glad y’all have enjoyed it! 🙂5 stars

      Reply
  2. Orly says

    Posted on 1/18/22 at 3:35 am

    This was outstanding!!!! And it really took 15 min!
    I used sriracha instead of sambal oelek. And I didn’t have scallions, but it was still perfect.5 stars

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 1/18/22 at 9:01 am

      So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂5 stars

      Reply
  3. Janette Hosein says

    Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:37 pm

    Ok I’m wfpb and didn’t have any tofu so I mixed this up a bit I used veggie broth and didn’t use the oil. I topped it off with some sautéed spinach in a little bit of veggie broth and minced garlic and ginger pulled from broth, also sautéed some broccoli. It was fantastic. I’m also not a very good spicy so I only used maybe 1/2 tsp -1/4 tsp sombek. I loved this and will definitely be using this broth as my ramen go too it’s awsome!5 stars

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 4/22/21 at 2:54 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!5 stars

      Reply
  4. fluke says

    Posted on 2/18/21 at 10:15 am

    This is the first recipe I’ve ever liked enough to bother rating! SO good.5 stars

    Reply
    • Orly says

      Posted on 1/18/22 at 3:36 am

      Same here!!5 stars

      Reply
  5. Tracey Dumas says

    Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:16 pm

    Excellent with chicken stock – Sometimes I add a scoop of corn, lime wedge and top with cilantro just to change things up.5 stars

    Reply
  6. Sean says

    Posted on 11/1/20 at 12:16 pm

    Excellent recipe! I added 1 extra tablespoon of Sambal Oelek for additional flavour and spice!

    First time making this5 stars

    Reply
    • Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/2/20 at 10:26 am

      That sounds wonderful!5 stars

      Reply
  7. Abbey says

    Posted on 8/26/20 at 3:43 pm

    Soooo good. And super easy. This will be made frequently in our household. Thanks for the recipe!5 stars

    Reply
  8. Wendy says

    Posted on 6/11/20 at 7:04 pm

    Discovered this recipe during lockdown & have made it heaps as a quick & easy lunch whilst working from home.
    Thank you!5 stars

    Reply
    • Amelia Camurati says

      Posted on 6/22/20 at 4:56 pm

      We’re so glad!5 stars

      Reply
  9. Carla says

    Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:39 pm

    Wow!!! So good. Tasted better than takeout Pho (in my opinion.) First time ever making soft boiled eggs and I am a huge fan now. This soup was the perfect amount of spice and was so delicious and filling with only eggs as protein. Will definitely be making again.

    #wewanta40apronscookbook5 stars

    Reply
  10. Tricia says

    Posted on 4/24/20 at 9:24 am

    Can’t wait to make this again and again…5 stars

    Reply
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