Pork Bone Ramen豚骨拉麵
Tonkotsu ramen is a rich, creamy noodle soup originating from Fukuoka, Japan, featuring a deeply flavored pork bone broth simmered for hours. The signature milky-white color comes from collagen and marrow extracted from pork bones, creating an umami-rich, velvety broth. Topped with tender chashu pork, soft-boiled eggs, fresh scallions, and nori.
01Ingredients
- 1500g Pork bones (neck, leg, ribs)
- 400g Pork belly (for chashu)
- 100g Chicken bones
- 1 piece Kombu seaweed
- 3 pieces Shiitake mushrooms
- 8 cm Ginger root
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 2 stalks Spring onion (for broth)
- 4 eggs Eggs (for soft-boil)
- 200g Ramen noodles (fresh)
- 3tbsp Soy sauce
- 1tbsp Mirin
- 1tbsp Sake
- 1tsp Salt
- 2 stalks Spring onion (for garnish)
- 1tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 sheets Nori seaweed (for garnish)
- 1tbsp Sesame oil
Nutrition (per serving)892kcal
- Protein52.3g
- Carbs68.4g
- Fat42.1g
Fiber 2.8 gSodium 1428 mg
02Steps
- Blanch pork bones and chicken bones in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse thoroughly under cold water
- In a large pot, add 3 liters water, cleaned bones, ginger, garlic, and spring onion for broth. Bring to boil
- Remove scum from surface, then add kombu seaweed and shiitake mushrooms. Reduce heat to low simmer
- Simmer broth for 12 hours, occasionally skimming impurities. Add more water as needed to maintain liquid level
- In another pot, blanch pork belly for 10 minutes, then cut into 5mm thick slices
- Pan-sear pork belly slices until golden, then braise in soy sauce, mirin, sake and pork broth for 30 minutes
- Boil eggs for 6 minutes until soft-boiled, then cool in ice water and peel carefully
- Strain finished broth through fine sieve, discarding bones and vegetables. Season with salt if needed
- Cook ramen noodles in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes until al dente, then drain
- Pour hot broth into ramen bowls, add cooked noodles and arrange chashu pork slices on top
- Top each bowl with soft-boiled egg halves, spring onion, sesame seeds, and nori strips. Drizzle with sesame oil
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