Homemade Ramen

Ingredients

• 500 g pork belly
• 1 kg chicken bones
• 100 ml soy sauce
• 50 ml mirin
• 50 ml sake
• 3 slices ginger
• 6 cloves garlic
• 4 stalks green onions
• 400 g ramen noodles
• 4 large eggs
• 4 sheets nori sheets
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 100 g bamboo shoots canned
• 100 g corn kernels
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Steps

1. 1

   Blanch chicken bones in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse well.

2. 2

   Add bones to a large pot with 3L cold water, ginger, and garlic. Boil then simmer vigorously uncovered for 2–3 hours.

3. 3

   Roll pork belly tightly, tie with twine. Sear until browned all over.

4. 4

   Mix soy sauce, mirin, sake for braising liquid. Add to pork. Braise at 160°C for 2 hours.

5. 5

   Soft boil eggs: 6.5 minutes in boiling water, then ice bath. Marinate in soy/mirin 30+ minutes.

6. 6

   Strain the broth through a fine mesh sieve. Season with soy sauce and sesame oil.

7. 7

   Slice chashu pork into rounds.

8. 8

   Cook ramen noodles according to package instructions.

9. 9

   Divide noodles into bowls. Ladle hot broth over top.

10. 10

    Top with chashu, halved marinated eggs, nori, bamboo shoots, corn, green onions, and sesame seeds.