Red curry ramen with dumplings, pak choi and coconut milk
A weeknight bowl of ramen: a creamy red curry as the broth, dumplings straight from the freezer and a soft egg on top. On the table in half an hour.
- Easy
- Little chopping
- Meat
- One pan
Recipe by Lydia Louter · Cuisine: Asian
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min

Method
Step 1: Soft-boil 2 eggs for 6½ minutes. Cool them in cold water and peel.
Timer 6½ min
Step 2: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a soup pan and soften 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic and 15 g ginger for 3 minutes. Stir in 2 tbsp red curry paste and fry for 1 more minute.
Timer 4 min
Step 3: Pour in 400 ml coconut milk and 500 ml chicken stock. Add 1 star anise, 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp salt, and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Timer 10 min
Step 4: Meanwhile, cook 200 g ramen noodles according to the packet and drain. Let 10 dumplings cook in the broth for the last 5 minutes and add 200 g pak choi for the last 2.
Timer 5 min
Step 5: Fish out the star anise. Divide the noodles between the bowls, ladle the broth, dumplings and pak choi over them and top with the halved eggs. Finish with 2 spring onions, coriander and 1 lime cut into wedges.
About this recipe
This is our recipe for the evening when there seems to be nothing in the house. There's always a bag of dumplings in the freezer and a tin of coconut milk in the cupboard, and that's really all you need. The star anise gives the broth depth: don't leave it out, but do fish it out before you serve.
next time one tbsp less curry paste for the kids
Tips
- Frozen dumplings don't need thawing first: they cook in the broth.
- Prefer it vegetarian? Use vegetable dumplings, vegetable stock and a splash of soy sauce instead of fish sauce.
- Cooking for a lot more people? Use a bigger pan and give the broth a few extra minutes: a full pan takes longer to come up to temperature.
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