Crispy Shoyu Ramen Noodle Pancake

Method

1. Bring water to a boil in a 16 cm pot over high heat, lower in the cold eggs, turn down to medium heat and cook for exactly 6 min 30 sec. Cool them in ice water for 5 minutes and peel.

   Add in this stepEggs for topping, straight from the fridge 2

   high heat→medium heat

2. Bring 3 L of water to a boil in a large pot over high heat (about 11 min). Shake the noodles loose and cook them for only 1 min 30 sec, 30 seconds less than the packet says. Rinse in cold water to wash off the starch, shake dry in a sieve, then press with kitchen paper until as dry as possible. Wet noodles will not crisp.

   Add in this stepFresh ramen noodles 260 g

   high heat

3. Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a 20 cm frying pan and fry the pork and garlic over medium-high heat for 4 min. Once no pink remains, add the soy sauce and mirin and stir until the liquid has gone and the pork looks glossy. Turn off the heat and let it cool a little.

   Add in this stepCooking oil ½ tbspMinced pork 120 gMinced garlic 1 tspSoy sauce 2 tbspMirin 2 tsp

   medium-high heat

4. Beat the eggs for the mixture in a bowl, then add the noodles, pork, spring onions (keep a small handful for the top), potato starch and sesame oil and toss until every strand is coated. Divide into 1 portion(s).

   Add in this stepEggs for the mixture 2Potato starch 2 tbspSpring onions, finely sliced 24 gToasted sesame oil 1½ tsp

5. Heat half the oil for one pancake in a 24 cm non-stick pan over medium heat. Spread one portion in the pan and press it down hard with a spatula into an even layer 1.5 cm thick. Fry without touching for 6 min, until the underside is deep brown and crisp when you lift an edge.

   Add in this stepCooking oil 1.4 tbsp

   medium heat

6. Put a plate over the pan and flip the pancake onto it, add the remaining oil to the pan and slide the pancake back in. Drizzle a little more oil around the edge and fry over medium heat for another 5 min until crisp on both sides. If you are making two, fry the second one the same way.

   Add in this stepCooking oil 1¼ tbsp

   medium heat

7. Mix the mayonnaise and sriracha. Cut the pancake into 6 to 8 wedges like a pizza, top with the halved eggs and drizzle with the spicy mayo. Finish with nori snipped into thin strips, the reserved spring onion and sesame seeds, and serve straight away.

   Add in this stepMayonnaise 2 tbspSriracha 2 tspFull sheets of toasted nori 1Toasted sesame seeds 1 tspSpring onions, finely sliced 6 g