Tantanmen

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tahini hulled
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
• 2 tbsp mirin
• 360g dried ramen noodles or 4 x 140g packs fresh ramen noodles
• 2 tbsp neutral oil
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 onion thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup gochujang
• 200g bean sprouts
• 8 cups boiling hot water
• 2 x 5g sachets dashi powder
• 300g firm tofu diced into 2cm pieces
• 1 large bunch spinach trimmed
• 4 jammy egg peeled and halved, to serve (see Note)
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves to garnish
• 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds lightly ground with a mortar and pestle, to garnish (optional)