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A bowl of Spicy Garlic Ramen topped with soft-boiled egg, green onions, sesame seeds, and chili oil drizzle.

🍜 Spicy Garlic Ramen – Quick & Flavorful Bowl

This Spicy Garlic Ramen is everything you love about ramen — bold flavors, chewy noodles, and a rich garlicky broth — but ready in just 20 minutes! 🍜🔥 It’s the perfect balance between spicy, savory, and satisfying. Made with chili oil, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame, this quick noodle bowl delivers instant comfort and restaurant-style flavor right in your kitchen.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Calories: 540
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 🍜 200 g ramen noodles (fresh or instant, without seasoning)
  • 🧄 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 🌶️ 1 tbsp (15 ml) chili oil (adjust to spice preference)
  • 🫒 10 ml sesame oil
  • 🍶 20 ml soy sauce
  • 🍚 500 ml chicken or vegetable broth
  • 🧂 Salt, to taste
  • 🍋 1 tsp (5 ml) rice vinegar or lime juice
  • 🧅 2 green onions, sliced
  • 🥚 2 soft-boiled eggs
  • 🌿 Sesame seeds & chili flakes, for garnish

Equipment

  • 🍲 Medium saucepan or pot
  • 🥄 Wooden spoon or chopsticks
  • 🧄 Small skillet for chili oil
  • 🥣 Serving bowls

Method
 

  1. Cook the noodles: Boil ramen noodles according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
    Ramen noodles boiling in water for Spicy Garlic Ramen, steam rising from the pot.
  2. Make the garlic base: In a small skillet, heat sesame oil and chili oil over low heat. Add chopped garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant — don’t burn it! 🔥
    Garlic sizzling in chili oil and sesame oil in a skillet for Spicy Garlic Ramen.
  3. Prepare the broth: In a saucepan, heat the broth, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Pour in the garlic chili oil mixture and stir well.
  4. Combine with noodles: Add the cooked noodles into the hot broth. Toss gently to coat them evenly and absorb the flavor.
    Spicy Garlic Ramen noodles being mixed into rich red broth in a rustic bowl.
  5. Serve and garnish:Divide into bowls, top with soft-boiled eggs, sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of extra chili oil. Enjoy the spicy kick! 🌶️🍜
    A bowl of Spicy Garlic Ramen topped with soft-boiled egg, green onions, sesame seeds, and chili oil drizzle.

Notes

  • For extra flavor, add a spoon of miso paste to the broth.
  • Adjust chili oil to taste — 1 tbsp is medium heat.
  • You can add toppings like tofu, mushrooms, or shredded chicken.
  • Store leftovers in the fridge up to 2 days; reheat gently with a splash of broth.