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Japanese Ramen Broth

Rich tonkotsu pork bone broth with ramen noodles and toppings

Total Time
12h 30min
Servings
6
Difficulty
expert
Rating
4.8 (164 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:30min
Cook:12h
Cuisine: japanese
Meal Type:
lunchdinner
Tags:
japaneseramenbrothnoodlestonkotsu

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 4.42 lbspork bones, trotters and neck bones
  • 1.1 lbschicken bones
  • 1 largeonion, halved
  • 1 headgarlic, halved
  • 1.79 ozginger, sliced
  • 4 stalksgreen onions
  • 1 1/3 lbsramen noodles, fresh
  • 10.71 ozpork belly, sliced
  • 6 largesoft-boiled eggs, marinated
  • 5.36 ozbamboo shoots, sliced
  • 6 sheetsnori
  • 3 stalksgreen onions, chopped
  • 3.21 ozmiso paste
  • 2.03 fl ozsoy sauce
  • 2 tbspsake

Instructions

  1. 1

    Blanch pork and chicken bones in boiling water for 10 minutes, then rinse.

    15min
  2. 2

    Place bones in large pot with aromatics and cover with water.

    5min
  3. 3

    Bring to rolling boil and maintain for 12 hours, adding water as needed.

    12h
  4. 4

    Strain broth through fine mesh - should be milky white.

    10min
  5. 5

    Season individual bowls with miso, soy sauce, and sake.

    5min
  6. 6

    Cook fresh ramen noodles according to package directions.

    3min
  7. 7

    Place noodles in bowls, ladle hot broth over.

    3min
  8. 8

    Top with pork belly, egg, bamboo shoots, nori, and green onions.

    5min

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