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If you are craving a piping hot bowl of noodle soup, you have come to the right place! This 15-minute vegan ramen recipe is easy to prepare at home, loaded with flavor (miso, ginger, and shallots!), and so comforting!
Introducing our favorite ramen recipe! Enjoy a rich and flavorful bowl of ramen without having to go out! The broth tastes so rich that you would believe it took hours to make!
📘 What Is Ramen
Ramen is a type of Japanese noodle soup that consists of wheat noodles served in a flavorful broth and finished with a variety of different toppings. While authentic ramen is usually prepared with a meat broth, this vegan version comes with the most delicious vegetable broth!
🥣 How to Make It
Before starting, be aware that 15 minutes doesn’t take into account frying the tofu, but you can simply omit it, get tofu puffs at the store, or use a different meat substitute. Now let’s get started!
Ramen Broth
The broth is the key to this recipe. It is incredibly rich, salty, a little bit sweet, and has a hint of spiciness.
Sauté garlic, shallots, and ginger for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant. Next, add mushrooms and sauté for another 2 minutes.
For the mushrooms, I went with a combination of cremini and shiitakes. You can use fresh or rehydrated shiitakes or substitute with your favorite mushrooms.
Next, cover with water and add the aromatics:
- Vegetable Stock Cube: We went with half of a cube for 4 cups of water. Adjust according to the package instructions of your vegetable stock.
- White Miso: Miso brings umami, saltiness, and a lot of flavors to the broth. It is a key ingredient to prepare a good ramen.
- Soy Sauce: For a deeper color and flavor.
- Sugar: To balance with the saltiness and because I personally like a slightly sweet broth.
- Gochujang: To add a subtle spiciness. If you don’t have Gochujang on hand, you can use Toban Djan.
Add all of the ingredients and simmer for 10-12 minutes. At this point, you can also add the tofu to allow it to absorb the rich broth.
Make sure to taste the broth before serving. It should be perfectly salty, with just a hint of sweetness. Do not hesitate to add more salt if needed.
Add-ins
Now let’s talk about what makes ramen more exciting!
- Noodles: Preferably long wheat noodles. If gluten-free, feel free to use your favorite gluten-free spaghetti or rice noodles.
- Fried Tofu: Fried tofu holds up better and absorbs more flavors than regular white tofu.
- Sautéed or Steamed Greens: Pak choi, mustard greens, okra, the choice is yours!
- Sesame Seeds: Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top for nuttiness. You can also stir in 1/4 tsp of toasted sesame oil.
- Green onions: For freshness, plus it looks more appetizing!
- Toasted Nori: You can eat it immediately if you want it crunchy, or let it soften and infuse the broth.
💬 FAQ
The broth will keep for up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Feel free to make a double batch to enjoy throughout the week!
Here, we went with sweet white miso for a milder flavor. You can use regular miso, but you might have to use less since it is usually saltier.
Add the cooked noodles to a large serving bowl, top with the greens, tofu, or protein of choice, and finally, pour in the hot broth.
If using instant noodles or noodles that require a quick cooking time (5 minutes), yes, you can cook them directly in the broth.
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15-Minute Vegan Ramen
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 inch ginger finely minced
- 4-5 cremini mushrooms (or your favorite mushrooms) sliced
- 3 shiitakes fresh or rehydrated, sliced
- 4 cups (950 ml) water
- 1/2 cube vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp (30 g) white miso I used sweet white miso
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (24 g) sugar
- 2 tsp (13 g) Gochujang or Toban Dijan paste
- 1/4 tsp salt adjust to taste
The Rest
- 5 ounces (140 g) dry long noodles
- 5 ounces (140 g) fried tofu or seitan, baked tempeh, etc
- 1 piece pak choy or other greens
- optional: chopped green onions
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, add the garlic, shallot, ginger, and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Next, add the sliced Cremini mushrooms and shiitakes. Sauté for 2 more minutes. Add the water, vegetable broth cube, white miso, soy sauce, sugar, and Gochujang. At this point, you can also add the fried tofu cubes if using.
- Bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and let simmer for 10-12 minutes. In the meantime, sauté the greens and cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
- Taste the broth and adjust saltiness if needed. The broth should be slightly sweet and salty, so do not hesitate to add more salt. Depending on the type of miso and vegetable broth cube used, you might have to add an extra 1/4 tsp of salt. On the other hand, if you find the broth too salty, you can dilute it with more water.
- To serve: Divide the drained noodles between two serving bowls and top with sautéed greens. Pour in the piping hot broth over the noodles with some mushrooms. Garnish with chopped green onions and a small sheet of roasted seaweed (nori). Serve hot.
- The broth will keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Notes
Nutrition
About the Author
Thomas Pagot is the founder, photographer, and recipe developer behind Full of Plants. He created the blog in 2016 as a personal cookbook for vegan recipes. Through years of recipe development, Thomas has successfully grown Full of Plants into a trusted resource for plant-based recipes.
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Hit with the whole family!
Glad you and your family liked it! Thanks for your rating and feedback 🙂
Thanks for another great recipe Thomas! We are going to try it tomorrow.
I think I might double the broth batch and freeze half for later!
Hope you will enjoy this recipe Heather!
great recipe. I’ve made it for dinner. However, I’ve added just one teaspoon of sugar and i found it a bit too sweet so i think that 2 tablespoons of sugar as the recipe suggest might be too sweet.
Thanks for your feedback! Sure, the sweetness can be adjusted to your liking ^^
What can I use instead of dry long noodles ?
Ramen almost always uses long noodles, but any pasta would work as well.
My husband has been cooking, following your recipes, this week. The ramen was a hit and enjoyed by the whole family. It had a little bite at the end but thats only because he thought there were 2 tbsp of gochujang instead of 2 tsp, lol! Thank you for all these delicious and simple meals!
That must have been quite spicy 😉 Hope you will still enjoy the recipe!
I like this simple recipe. Thank you for sharing!
This is my favorite recipe for vegan ramen. I tried other recipes but this is the simplest and fastest one to make. Thanks a lot, Thomas!
Thanks so much for your feedback!
I’m in love with Japanese food. Especially, with ramen and soba. Thanks to your blog that now I can make a super good vegan one at home. My whole family really loved it.
Thanks Elise 🙂 This ramen is also one of my fav!