Ramen
Wheat noodles in a deeply flavoured broth — tonkotsu, shoyu, shio, or miso — topped with chashu pork, soft-boiled egg, nori, and bamboo shoots.
Cuisines
Japanese
Best for
Lunch
Dinner
Recipe
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 40 min
2-3 servings
Ingredients
| 4 cups | chicken broth |
| 1 tablespoon | soy sauce |
| 1 tablespoon | miso paste |
| 1 teaspoon | sesame oil |
| 2 | garlic cloves, minced |
| 1 inch | ginger, sliced |
| 2 | green onions, chopped |
| 2 | eggs |
| 200 grams | ramen noodles |
| 100 grams | sliced pork belly |
| 1 | nori sheet, cut into strips |
| 1 cup | baby spinach |
| — | salt to taste |
| — | pepper to taste |
Instructions
- 1 In a pot, bring the chicken broth to a simmer over medium heat.
- 2 Add soy sauce, miso paste, sesame oil, minced garlic, and sliced ginger to the broth. Stir well to combine.
- 3 Simmer the broth for about 10 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- 4 In a separate pot, bring water to a boil and gently add the eggs. Boil for 6 minutes for soft-boiled eggs.
- 5 Transfer the eggs to an ice bath to cool, then peel and set aside.
- 6 Cook the ramen noodles according to package instructions, then drain and set aside.
- 7 In a hot pan, sear the sliced pork belly until crispy and cooked through.
- 8 Divide the cooked noodles into bowls. Pour the hot broth over the noodles.
- 9 Top each bowl with sliced pork belly, halved soft-boiled eggs, nori strips, baby spinach, and chopped green onions.
- 10 Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.
Tips
For an enhanced flavor, marinate the pork belly in soy sauce and mirin for 30 minutes before cooking.