Take a trip across the world and enjoy this delicious meat-free Japanese dish! It’s the perfect midweek meal for the summer season.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 30 min

INGREDIENTS
4 eggs
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tsp ground ginger
1 L vegetable stock
200 g mushrooms (we used exotic mushrooms, but any sort will be yummy!)
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 cups baby spinach
1 carrot, peeled and julienned
2 tbsp chopped spring onions
2 × 70 g packs instant noodles

METHOD
1. Boil the eggs for 6 minutes, then immediately drop into cold water (for a soft yolk).
2. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
3. Whisk in the stock, then add the mushrooms and soy sauce.
4. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until mushrooms have softened.
5. Stir in the spinach, carrot and spring onions. Add the noodles and simmer for 5 minutes, until al dente.
6. Serve immediately, topped with halved boiled eggs.

Recipe: Amerae Vercueil
Styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Andreas Eiselen.HMimages.co.za

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Warm up in winter with this tasty spicy pork ramen. It’s delicious, healthy, and a major food trend right now!

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 5 hours 30 min

INGREDIENTS
For the pork belly
1.6 kg bone-in pork belly 1.6 kg
For the broth
Pork bones (from the roasted belly)
2 L chicken stock
2 carrots, roughly chopped
Handful spring onions, roughly chopped
4 cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
4 garlic cloves
½ cup soy sauce
2–3 tbsp ponzu, to taste
2 tbsp miso
2 tbsp fish sauce
To serve
200 g rice noodles, cooked
4 boiled eggs, cooked to preference
2 carrots, julienned
Handful spring onions, sliced
Sesame seeds

METHOD
For the pork belly
1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Rub the pork belly with salt and pepper, then roast for 1½–2 hours, until cooked through. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
3. Carefully pull the meat from the bones. Refrigerate while you prepare the broth.
For the broth
1. Place roasted pork bones in a large pot and add all the remaining broth ingredients. Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 2–3 hours, until golden brown and aromatic. strain, then set aside.
2. Slice the pork belly. Add it to the broth to warm for 5 minutes.
3. To serve, ladle broth into 4 bowls, add the noodles, and top with boiled egg, carrots, spring onions, sesame seeds and a slice of pork belly.

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First, there was the burger pie, then there was the hot dog pizza, the pizza cone, the cronut … the list goes on. We are massive fans of these happy hybrids, so we came up with a fusion food of our own Ramen burgers! Give it a try, and you can thank us later.

MAKES 4 // COOKING TIME 45 min

INGREDIENTS
For the ‘buns’
4 × 75 g two-minute noodles
2 eggs
Vegetable oil, to fry
For the patties
800 g beef mince
½ cup chopped coriander
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup sesame oil
4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
4 spring onions, chopped
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
½ tsp chilli powder
Salt and pepper
Vegetable oil, to fry
To serve
4 slices cheddar
4 eggs, fried
Mayonnaise
¼ cup chopped coriander
2 spring onions, chopped

METHOD
For the ‘buns’
1. Cook the noodles in salted boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain.
2. Lightly whisk the eggs, then add to the noodles.
3. Divide noodles into 8 portions and place in hamburger-patty moulds or ramekins. Wrap in cling film and place something heavy on top. Refrigerate for 10–15 minutes, to set.
4. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan and fry the noodle ‘buns’ for about 5 minutes a side, until cooked through and golden.
For the patties
1. Combine all the ingredients (except vegetable oil) and form into 4 patties to fit the buns.
2. Heat a little vegetable oil in a non-stick pan and fry the patties for about 5 minutes a side, until cooked through and browned.
To serve
1. Top each bun with a patty, cheese, a fried egg, mayonnaise, coriander and spring onions. Sandwich with another bun.

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