Ramen Burger

The ramen burger was causing a huge stir and T and I decided to create our own at home. It was a lot of fun making it and it was SUPER filling.

Ingredients

Minced beef

Cheddar cheese

Bacon

Ramen noodles 

Mushrooms

Japanese leeks

Kewpie mayonaise (BESTEST)

Shabu shabu sesame sauce 

Onion

Egg

Soy sauce 

Salt

Directions

1. Buy Ingredients (we went to the supermarket under SOGO)

2. Dice up 1/4 to 1/2 of the onion depending on personal preference and mix with the meat. Add soy sauce and salt and mix together. 

3. Quickly cook the noodles, drain, and wash with cold water. 

4. This bit was a bit tricky. We have read in some recipes that egg was added to hold the noodle patty together but we decided to go with the original recipe's method and just press down the noodle in a bowl to mold it. 

Press that downnn 

5. Sautee the mushrooms with diced onions and then pour in the japanese shabu shabu sauce.

6. Trim some of that bacon fat off... 

7. Slice up the japanese leeks. T and I LOVE leeks and scallions so the more the merrier. 

We're creative ;) 

8. Left the noodle in the bowl for around 15 minutes and it definitely did not hold up. It fell apart when we tossed it onto the pan :(

9. Stare at hot bf 

10. We decided to go the egg route and so we whisked some egg up and poured it into the patty. It definitely helped a lot in holding the ramen together but it made it a bit dense. 

11. Form the meat patty and fry that up. Make sure you get a nice caramelization of the surface by first using high heat and then turning it down. 

12. Toss on the leeks  then covered it with the cheese. Mmm

13. BACONNN! 

14. Build your ramen burger! 

15. We also fried an egg because we're greedy. 

TADA!! 

It was a lot of fun making it and it was quite the flavor bomb but I actually prefer a normal toasted bun. I felt that the ramen "bun" was too starchy and dense. It also didn't really have any flavor and overall it was just way too filling. I really did like everything that we put into the burger, the meat patty was juicy and flavorful, the mushroom mixture was delish, and the leeks were crunchy and fresh. Be ready for hardcore food coma after this!