Recipes

How To Make Miso Ramen

Miso Ramen is a fabulous Japanese noodle soup. It’s healthy, delicious and gives you a taste of the Orient. At just 316 calories it’s easy to freeze and you can make this dish as spicy or mild as you like.

2 minute read

• 2 tbsp miso paste
• A cube of fresh ginger, finely sliced
• 200g baby leaf greens, finely shredded
• 1 red chilli, finely sliced
• 6 spring onions, finely sliced
• 1 star anise
• 150g udon noodles
• 2 sirloin steaks
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 100g shitake mushrooms, halved
• 100g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• small bunch coriander, roughly chopped
   

1. Boil a litre of water in a large pan. Stir in the miso and star anise and leave to simmer.
    
2. In a different pan, cook the noodles as per the packet instructions.
    
3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan until very hot. Season the steaks and fry on each side for 2–3 minutes.  The steaks should be slightly pink in the middle.  Remove from the pan and leave to rest.
    
4. Add the greens and mushrooms to the miso broth and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
    
5. Fry the chilli, spring onions and coriander stalks in the steak pan until they are softened.
    
6. Serve the noodles into 4 bowls, ladling the miso broth over the top.  Slice the steak and place over the top along with chilli mixture and the remaining coriander.