- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons doubanjiang (soy bean paste)
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 6 ounces ground pork
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 tablespoon miso paste
- 1 teaspoon tianmianjiang (sweet bean paste)
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon rayu (chile oil)
- 1/2 cup fresh spinach, or to taste (optional)
- 2 cups ramen noodles, or to taste
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 red Thai chile pepper, sliced
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat; add doubanjiang. Cook and stir shallots, garlic, and ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground pork; cook and stir until browned, about 3 minutes.
- Mix soy sauce, tahini, sake, miso paste, and tianmianjiang into pork mixture until evenly combined. Add chicken stock; bring to a boil. Mix rice vinegar and rayu into pork mixture; add spinach. Simmer soup over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Put noodles in a bowl of hot water to separate; drain. Mix noodles into soup and garnish with green onions and Thai chile peppers.