Name: Korean-style ramen
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 340g tin Spam cut into thick slices; 200g Enoki mushrooms; 150g Shimeji mushrooms sliced; 75g kimchi; 125g pak choi; 2 spring onions sliced; 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean chilli paste); 1 tsp gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes); 90g pack instant ramen noodles (we used tom yum flavour); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves grated; ½ tbsp brown sugar; 500ml chicken stock warmed

Korean-style ramen stew topped with slices of spam and spring onions

340g tin Spam
cut into thick slices
200g Enoki mushrooms
150g Shimeji mushrooms
sliced
75g kimchi
125g pak choi
2 spring onions
sliced

SAUCE

2 tbsp gochujang (Korean chilli paste)
1 tsp gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes)
90g pack instant ramen noodles (we used tom yum flavour)
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 garlic cloves
grated
½ tbsp brown sugar
500ml chicken stock
warmed

Method

step 1
Whisk together the gochujang, gochugaru, ramen flavour packets, soy sauce, garlic and sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in the stock until fully combined.
step 2
Arrange the Spam, mushrooms, kimchi, pak choi and noodles in a circle in a flameproof casserole dish. Pour over the sauce and bring to a boil. Put on the lid and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15 mins, then remove the lid and stir.
step 3
Cook for an additional 3 mins until everything is tender and cooked through. Sprinkle with spring onions and serve straight from the pan.