Tonkotsu Ramen

4/1/2025

Tonkotsu Ramen

Prep Time: 1 hour | Cook Time: 12 hours

Description

Tonkotsu Ramen, a staple in Japanese cuisine, is a rich, complex broth complemented by chewy noodles and a myriad of toppings. True to Momofuku Ando’s vision, we’re going old school, taking the time to craft the broth from scratch and handpick toppings to deliver the authentic experience.

Ingredients

Optional Ingredients

Estimated Time

Instructions

  1. Rinse the pork bones thoroughly, removing any dark marrow or bloody bits. Now, blanch the washed bones in a large pot of boiling water for about 20 minutes to remove extra impurities.
  2. Discard the water, wash your pot, and give the bones one final rinse.
  3. Now we start the real cooking. Add your cleaned bones to the pot, pour in fresh water, bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer.
  4. While the bones simmer, prepare your vegetables. Roughly chop the onions, leek, ginger, and garlic. No need to peel anything since it’s all getting strained out later.
  5. Add the chopped vegetables and dried shiitake to the pot with the bones after they’ve been simmering for an hour.
  6. Simmer everything together for at least ten hours. Top up the water if needed. You want to end up with about 2-3 liters of broth.
  7. Strain your broth through some cheesecloth or a fine-meshed sieve. Discard the solids.
  8. While your broth is simmering, prepare your toppings. Soft boil your eggs and marinate them, cook your Chashu or braised pork belly, and chop your spring onions.
  9. When you’re ready to eat, cook your ramen noodles following the package instructions. Shortly before they’re done, add your broth to a separate pot and heat it up.
  10. To assemble, add the noodles to a bowl, pour over your hot broth, arrange your toppings, garnish with some chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
  11. Best enjoyed hot, slurp loudly to cool the noodles and enhance flavors!

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