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Dive into the world of homemade ramen with these easy and delicious ramen recipes that will also save you time in the kitchen. Whether you crave the salty and savory kick of miso, the soul-soothing warmth of chicken broth, or the umami-packed goodness of shoyu, our roundup has it all. From vegetarian delights to seafood and meat options, there’s a bowl of ramen for every palate and preference.
You don’t need a culinary degree to create restaurant-worthy ramen. And not every ramen broth needs to simmer for hours or days to achieve depth of flavor. A good bowl of ramen can be achieved in your own kitchen with simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry (if you cook a lot of Japanese food).
I make my own ramen all the time because it’s easy, healthier than a bowl of instant noodles, and much cheaper than my local ramen joint.
I like that I get to choose exactly what goes into my bowl of noodles. One of the joys of homemade ramen is the freedom to customize everything – from the type of noodles, the flavor and intensity of the broth, to only using the toppings you like.
Some of the ramen recipes you will find throughout this roundup have been inspired by flavors I’ve tasted in Japan, while others, like the ramen noodle coleslaw, were simply created out of my love for ramen noodles.
Grab your chopsticks and apron and let’s make some ramen!
Shoyu Ramen
Shoyu ramen hails from Tokyo and is served with a dark colored broth. But despite its color, this soy sauce based ramen is actually quite delicate. Aside from soy sauce, it’s flavored with mirin, dashi, sake, and sesame oil. I like to top this ramen with green onions, nori, and a ramen egg. It’s my go to lunch! Total cooking time: 25 minutes
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Classic Miso Ramen
If you like miso soup, give this ramen recipe a try! Both white miso paste and awase miso paste– which is a mixture of white and red miso paste – can be used for the broth. What I like about miso ramen is that it pairs well with so many toppings! For this recipe I used napa cabbage and carrots that I stir fried with a little oil. However, feel free to mix it up and use the veggies you prefer in your at-home miso ramen creation. Total cooking time: 20 minutes
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Miso Kimchi Ramen
This miso kimchi ramen recipe has the smokiness and umami of miso, the bright pungent funk from kimchi – rounded out with a dash of toasted garlic and scallion oil. Topped with corn and fresh bean sprouts, this Japanese / Korean mash-up is a real winner!
Total cooking time: 20 minutes
Spicy Miso Ramen
Miso ramen hails from Hokkaido – which is the northernmost main island in Japan. And the main flavor element in miso ramen broth actually comes from miso paste. And for this spicy miso ramen recipe, we’ll be using miso paste – alongside heavy hitters liketobanjanandgochugaruto bring the savory heat. We’ll also be making a flavored oil to round out the ramen soup. This may just be my favorite homemade ramen recipe! Total cooking time: 25 minutes
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Shio Ramen
Inspired by the traditional Hakodate ramen, this salt based ramen recipe is surprisingly full of flavor! Despite its clear and bland looking broth, you will find that each bite is salty, savory, and nutty. I’m using fresh egg noodles for this recipe but you can use any type that suits you. Toppings are kept to a minimum: ramen egg, chopped scallion, boiled cabbage, and menma (seasoned bamboo shoots). Total cooking time: 25 minutes
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Vegetable Champon
Champon is Nagasaki’s most popular noodle soup, loved for its broth made with pig and chicken bones, thick noodles, and various meat, seafood, and vegetable toppings. This is a simpler and lighter version made with a mix of dashi and chicken broth, and topped with vegetables and crab sticks. Total cooking time: 30 minutes
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Easy Chicken Ramen
This is an easy chicken ramen recipe I like to whip up when I want something quick, with the comforting element of a chicken and noodle soup. And, though you won’t get the same depth of flavor as a broth made of chicken bones that have simmered for hours, you will still be very happy with this creation. Total cooking time: 20 minutes
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Rabokki
The only Korean dish to make it in this roundup – and a delicious one – is rabokki. Rabokki is a Korean street food consisting of rice cakes, fish cakes, and ramen noodles, served in a spicy sauce made of gochujang, gochugaru, anchovy stock, soy sauce, and sugar. It’s a beloved Korean street food that’s also budget friendly. Total cooking time: 20 minutes
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Hiyashi Chuka
Hiyashi Chuka is a Japanese summer dish consisting of chilled ramen noodles topped with various ingredients such as tomato, cucumber, lettuce,sliced omelet, ham, charsiu pork, shrimp, seasoned bamboo shoots, green onions, and pickled ginger. It’s served with a chūka-fū style dressing that’s sweet, nutty, and acidic, and a squirt of hot Japanese mustard. It’s incredibly refreshing! Total cooking time: 20 minutes
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Spicy Miso Tsukemen
Tsukemen are ramen noodles served with a dipping sauce on the side. The dipping sauce is a more concentrated version of ramen noodle soup broth and is meant to be used to dip the noodles – not drink. This dipping is savory, a little spicy, nutty, and packed with umami. Total cooking time: 25 minutes.
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Easy Yakisoba – 焼きそば
A traditional style yakisoba recipe you can whip up at home in 15 minutes. The dish is very simple – egg noodles pan fried with a soy sauce base mix and topped with stir fried veggies, shrimp, tofu, or meat. It’s a childhood favorite dish of mine that I continue to love and devour to this day. This recipe uses packaged yakisoba noodles with sauce.
Total cooking time: 15 minutes
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Vegan Tantanmen (Tan Tan Ramen)
A plant based version of the classic Japanese tantanmen. This recipe is packed with mushrooms to infuse the broth with plenty of umami, and a touch of gochuchang to add some heat. The result is a bowl of tantanmen that’s sweet, savory, pungent, a little spicy, and nutty. There’s nothing boring about this vegan ramen!
Total cooking time: 25 minutes
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Jajamen
This is an easy pork ramen recipe injected with heat from Korean hot pepper paste. It’s both savory and slightly sweet too! If hiyashi chuka is the perfect summery cold ramen, then this ja ja men recipe switches-up seasons and is ideal for fall. Ja ja men is taken from the Chinese word zhajiangmian, which literally means fried sauce noodles. Total cooking time: 20 minutes
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Ramen Noodle Salad
Not just for soups, ramen noodles are also great in salads! This ramen noodle salad comes with fresh tomatoes, corn, lettuce, eggs and bean sprouts. The dressing is a mixture of soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey and sesame oil that brings the perfect balance of sweet and puckery tartness that only Japanese food can deliver. Total cooking time: 15 minutes
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Ramen Noodle Coleslaw
If you are a fan of Asian salads, this recipe is right up your alley! This is a quick and easy ramen noodle coleslaw recipe using dried ramen noodles, canned mandarin oranges and toasted almonds. The seasoning packet that comes with the instant ramen noodles gets mixed into the dressing to give it that unique Asian flavor we all love so much.
Total cooking time: 15 minutes
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Sides and Toppings To Serve With Ramen
- Ramen egg (ajitsuke tamago)
- Japanese fried rice (yakimeshi)
- Japanese spinach salad (gomae)
- Blistered shish*to peppers
- Agedashi tofu (deep fried tofu with tsuyu sauce)
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