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Cauliflower Ramen with Ginger and Sesame

Name: Cauliflower Ramen with Ginger and Sesame
Total time: 32 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 10 g dried shiitake mushrooms; 500 ml water; 80 ml mirin; 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 80 g white miso paste; 1 tbsp ginger, chopped; 140 g egg noodles, 2 nests; 240 g cauliflower florets; 1 tbsp rice flour, for dusting; vegetable oil, for frying, to taste; 2 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 150 g firm tofu, diced; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 pinch shichimi togarashi; 1 lime, quartered

A fast vegetarian ramen: a miso, mirin and soy broth built on steeped dried shiitake, topped with golden crumbed cauliflower, tofu, sesame and lime. Deep savoury flavour without a long simmer.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on20 min
Total32 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Broth

10 gdried shiitake mushrooms
500 mlwater
80 mlmirin
4 tbsplight soy sauce
80 gwhite miso paste
1 tbspginger, chopped

Ramen

140 gegg noodles, 2 nests
240 gcauliflower florets
1 tbsprice flour, for dusting
to tastevegetable oil, for frying
2 tbsptoasted white sesame seeds
2 tbspsesame oil
150 gfirm tofu, diced

To serve

2spring onions, finely sliced
1 pinchshichimi togarashioptional
1lime, quartered

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Soy
Sesame
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Poppy seeds
Wheat
Barley
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lime
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Cauliflower
Ginger
Sichuan pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Winter

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 3
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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