Japanese ramen balls recipe
This warming and brothy Japanese soup makes for a filling meal, thanks to a combination of beef meatballs, spinach, shitake mushrooms and ramen noodles all spiced with Asian flavours.
See method- Serves 4-6
- 10 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 368 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 500g lean beef mince
- 4tbsp soy sauce
- 1tbsp sesame oil
- 1tbsp cornflour
- 1 ½tsp caster sugar
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 900ml beef stock
- 2tbsp mirin or sherry
- 2tsp chilli oil
- 300g fresh spinach
- 75g shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 180g ramen or udon noodles
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1545kJ 368.0kcal
- Fat
- 14g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 2.0g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 21.9gProtein 35.6gFibre 4.0g
Method
- Place the beef, half the soy, the sesame oil, cornflour, 1 tsp caster sugar and the garlic in a large bowl. Mix well. Divide the mixture into 32 and roll each into a small ball. Place the stock, mirin, chilli oil and remaining soy and sugar in a large wok or pan and bring slowly to the boil. Add the meatballs and gently simmer for 5 mins. Add the mushrooms and noodles, return to the boil and simmer for 4 mins. Add the spinach and cook for a further 30 seconds or until just wilted. Serve the soup straight away, divide between bowls.
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