Japanese

Creamy Pork Bone Ramen with Chashu Belly

180minAmbitiousDairy-freeNut-free

A rich, slow-simmered milky pork broth served with tender braised pork belly slices, soft-boiled eggs, and silky ramen noodles.

Ingredients

Vegetables & Fruits

  • 50gginger
  • 40ggarlic
  • 100gscallions

Meat, Fish & Vegi

  • 800gpork belly
  • 500gpork trotters
  • 500gpork neck bones

Dairy & Eggs

  • 4eggs

Pasta, Rice & Co

  • 400gramen noodles

Extras

  • 100mlsoy sauce
  • 50mlmirin
  • 4nori sheets

Instructions

  1. 1

    Blanch pork bones and trotters in boiling water for 10 minutes to remove impurities, then rinse thoroughly.

  2. 2

    Simmer the blanched bones with ginger, garlic, and scallions in a large pot with water for 6 to 8 hours until the broth is milky and opaque.

  3. 3

    Braise pork belly in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, and water at 150°C for 3 hours until tender, then slice thinly.

  4. 4

    Boil eggs for 6 minutes and 30 seconds, then immediately transfer to an ice bath and peel.

  5. 5

    Strain the finished pork broth and season with a mixture of soy sauce and mirin (tare).

  6. 6

    Cook ramen noodles according to package instructions for 2-3 minutes.

  7. 7

    Assemble by placing noodles in a bowl, pouring over the hot broth, and topping with pork belly, a halved egg, and nori.

Veggie alternative

Replace pork with seared king oyster mushroom slices and a rich miso-based kombu dashi broth.

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