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Tonkotsu Ramen

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 2 servings

Slow-simmered, savory broth is the base of this tonkotsu ramen, made rich with meltingly tender chashu pork.

Ingredient:

  • Stock
  • 2 pounds chicken bones or 1 whole chicken carcass
  • 2 pounds pork neck bones or pork ribs
  • 1 (1- to 2-pound) pork trotter, halved lengthwise
  • 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
  • 1 (6-inch) piece fresh ginger, unpeeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 3/4 cup)
  • 4 to 6 quarts cold water
  • 1 (8- x 4-inch) kombu sheet
  • Chashu Pork
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 (1 1/2-pounds) boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt)
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
  • 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
  • 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, unpeeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1 de árbol chile
  • 1/2 cup mirin
  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 6 tablespoons shoyu
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • Pickled Mushrooms
  • 2 ounces dried shiitake mushrooms, sliced (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup shoyu
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated on a Microplane grater (about 1 teaspoon)
  • Ramen
  • 4 to 6 (about 3-ounce) bundles dried ramen noodles
  • 1 cup shoyu
  • 1/4 cup mirin
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided, plus more as needed
  • 4 baby bok choy (about 1 1/2 ounces each), halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 4 to 6 soft-cooked eggs
  • 4 to 6 small (about 4- x 3-inch) nori sheets
  • Chile oil (optional)

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