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This quick and easy 25 Minute Chili Oil Egg Ramen is for those nights when you’re craving your favorite bowl of Ramen, but need an upgrade from the top ramen you grew up on. All cooked in one pot, with greens, and an egg. For a little heat, spoon over plenty of spicy chili garlic oil. This ramen is flavored with miso, slightly creamy, and filled with lots of noodles. Best enjoyed on cold days, because there’s nothing better than a steaming bowl of ramen on a frigid winter day.
It’s been on and off snowing this week and ramen just sounded really, really good the other day. It’s not often that I make a recipe based on the fact that it’s snowing. But I figured, why not, we all love ramen.
Plus, I remember a few months ago my brother, Red, told me how he and Hailey (his girlfriend) make their ramen. He said that Hail’s just cracks the egg right into the boiling soup with the noodles and all. It ends up basically poaching/steaming in the broth.
I’ve always been curious to see how that would work. And honestly, it works so well.
Personally, one of my most dreaded tasks is soft boiling eggs for ramen. Getting them just right is tricky and usually takes me a few tries.
This was EASY. I so badly wanted to call this 15 minutes ramen, but in the end I felt like 5 minutes of prep work probably wasn’t realistic.
The details
Ingredient-wise this is pretty simple: butter, garlic, ginger, miso, chili oil, soy sauce, some greens, soy sauce, noodles, and eggs. Nothing fancy, but when they all simmer together, delicious.
I love to cook the garlic, ginger, and miso in butter for extra flavor before adding in the broth. I usually use chicken broth, but, if you’re vegetarian, vegetable broth is great too.
Once the broth is boiling, add the noodles and let them cook a minute, then add the eggs. I usually cook 2 at a time.
Cover the pot and let them steam until the yolk is done to your liking. I love my egg a little runny in the center. Tis’ delicious
The chili oil
For the chili oil, I always make my own with sesame oil, garlic, chili flakes, and sesame seeds. I simmer the oil and garlic together until the garlic becomes golden and toasted. I then add chili flakes and sesame seeds. It’s similar to the chili crunch oil everyone is obsessed with right now, just homemade. Store bought is awesome as well if you’re in a hurry!
Since not everyone loves things super spicy, I used most of the chili oil for topping. You can add as little or as much as you’d like. Of course, over here we spoon over a lot.
For the actual ramen noodles, I love using Brown Rice and Millet Ramen noodles (which you can find at Whole Foods and in many grocery stores). These taste just like real deal ramen noodles, but they’re much healthier, gluten-free, and vegan.
Each and every noodle slurp is so good.
This is honestly the perfect bowl for cold afternoons and nights. So how are we feeling? Thursday night ramen? Promise it will not disappoint. And trust me, it’s much, much better than the instant ramen you grew up on!
Looking for other ramen t ideas? Here are my favorites:
Easy Ginger Chicken and Spinach Ramen
30 Minute Spicy Miso Chicken Katsu Ramen
15 Minute Garlic Butter Ramen Noodles
30 Minute Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen
Lastly, if you make this 25 Minute Chili Oil Egg Ramen be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
25 Minute Chili Oil Egg Ramen
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 1499 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger
- 2-3 teaspoons chili oil, plus more for serving
- 6 cups low sodium chicken ore vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 3 cups chopped baby bok choy or spinach
- 1/4 cup white miso paste
- 3 squares ramen noodles
- 3-4 eggs
- green onions, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Melt together the butter, garlic and ginger in a large pot over medium heat. Cook, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the chili oil, cook another minute. Pour in the broth, milk, and soy sauce, stir in the bok choy and miso, bring everything to a boil. Add the ramen, let cook until just soft, about 1-2 minutes. 2. Crack the egg/eggs into small bowl, I wouldn't cook more than 2 eggs at a time. Pour the egg over the noodles, do not stir. Cook 30 seconds, then cover the pot and remove from the heat. Let the eggs poach 2-3 minutes, until the yolk is your desired consistency. 3. Ladle the soup and noodles into bowls, top with an egg. Spoon over some chili oil. Top with green onions. Serve immediately.
Notes
Chili Garlic Sesame Oil: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup peanut or sesame oil and 1 head finely chopped garlic. Cook, stirring often until the garlic is fragrant and becoming golden/toasted, 8-10 minutes. Stir in the 3-5 tablespoons chili flakes (or more) and 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, cook 30 seconds to 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and very carefully transfer the oil to a heat proof bowl or glass jar.
Hi! Love this recipe so so so much! 💕 wondering if that calorie count is for all four servings or just one?
Hey Megan,
Wonderful!! Love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for giving it a go! It should be for just 1 serving:) xT
Slimy over cooked greens ruined the dish — why would you ever recommend boiling bok choy? — that should have been added at the very, very end. Fortunately, we cooked the noodles separately, or those would have disintegrated too. Broth flavor is basically a repeat of every other ramen meal on this site. Could use some variety.
Absolutely delicious! I made this last night and we both gobbled it down. Will definitely add to the keepers. I do agree that it is way too salty however. I only put in 1 tbsp. of soy sauce and 1 of miso and it tasted perfect.
Hi Martha,
Happy Friday!! So glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for making it and sharing your comment! xx
Great recipe! Definitely one to ramen-ber! My only change was I included whisked eggs I had leftover from sealing my homemade egg rolls while the soup was boiling (kind of like an egg drop soup method), so there were eggs more consistent through the whole dish. And, I found this recipe to be more like 8 servings (although I totally understand the 4 servings are similar to what you get at a ramen house that can never finish). Overall, A+++! Thanks, Teighan!
Hey there,
Happy Friday!! ☘️🌈 So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for trying it out! xT
Where is the Black Bean Soup.
Sorry Gloria, I’m not sure what you are referring to. Please let me know how I can help! xx
This was so delicious!! I’ve never made ramen before and I’m happy that my life will now include this because it’s amazing! The recipe is well written and quick! I learned how to poach an egg today, thank you haha. I fed pieces of the spinach to my 6 month old and he couldn’t get enough. So good!
Hey Mary,
Happy Wednesday!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was tasty! xx
This was very good but very salty. I’m making tonight and am going to cut back on the soya sauce and butter and see if that makes a difference
Hey Lynne,
Happy Wednesday!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was tasty! You could try using coconut aminos for less salt. xx
Our family loves this recipe it’s so delicious and easy definitely 💯 recommend this recipe !!
Hey Danielle,
Happy Monday!! I appreciate you giving this recipe a try and sharing your review, so glad to hear it turned out well! xT
Have made this a couple times already and every one in the family loves it.
First time the salt was a too much. So the second time I put only 1/2 the quantity mentioned, and yes… it was low sodium. But I still found it salty… the rest of the gang loved it anyway…they take more salt than I do!
A keeper for sure.
Love your recipes. Do them quite a bit now a days. Quick and tasty.
Sorry… clarification: the soy sauce made the soup salty for me.
Hey there,
Amazing!! So glad to hear that this recipe was tasty and thanks a lot for trying it out! Thanks for sharing your modifications! xT
Fantastic ramen soup! It’s definitely going to be a regular in our house.
Hey Eva,
Perfect!! I am delighted to hear that this recipe turned out well for you and thanks so much for trying it out! xx
This recipe is amazing! The whole family loved it. I made it along with the chicken from the Crispy Chicken Katsu bowl recipe and the family couldn’t get enough of it.
Hey Erin,
Happy Friday!!⛄️❄️ I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your review, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xT
Love this soup…but what makes the calorie count so much higher than your other ramen/noodle soups??
Hey Karen,
I always recommend that if the nutritional information is important to you, you use your own personal calculator. Ours is automatic and controlled by google. It’s not something we’d prefer to be using. We are required to. I’m sorry for the trouble, we do our best! So glad you’ve enjoyed this recipe! xT
OMG! So AWESOME and easy. This will be ob repeat at our house. Thank you so much!
Hey Angela,
Amazing!! So glad to hear that this recipe was tasty and thanks a lot for trying it out! xT
Do you have to keep the extra chili oil, which is fantastic btw, in the refrigerator or can it be kept in the pantry?
Thx!
Hey Leslie,
I would keep the chili oil in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
I made this last night & my boyfriend and I were in shock with how good it was!! now whenever i crave restaurant ramen i know i can make it at home! it was some of the best ramen i’ve ever had. definitely a weeknight staple now!!!
Hey Brittney,
Wonderful!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was enjoyed and truly appreciate you making it! Have a great weekend! 🍁🍂
This is literally my favorite ramen recipe ever. My husband and kids love it too, so it has become part of our weekly lunch/dinner rotation in the fall and winter. I keep the extra chili oil in the refrigerator for the next time we make it and now have a little stock pile of frozen ginger in the freezer to make it an even quicker weeknight meal. Seriously can’t love this recipe more. So so good!!!
Hey Maria,
Happy Wednesday!!👻 I truly appreciate you making this recipe so often and sharing your feedback, I love to hear that it is always enjoyed:)