The Best Restaurant-Style Ramen At Home

miso paste

🥗Healthier: white miso

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

White miso is lower in calories and adds a similar umami flavor.

pork bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork neck bones

Chicken bones provide a lighter broth while pork neck bones are more economical.

ramen noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Whole wheat noodles offer more fiber, while spaghetti is a budget-friendly alternative.

soft-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: poached eggs

💰Cheaper: hard-boiled eggs

Poached eggs are lighter, while hard-boiled eggs are often cheaper.

Rinse off all the pork bones and pig's foot.

Add all bones to a large pot and cover with water.

Bring to a boil and let it go for 10 minutes.

Fish out all the bones and rinse them under cold water.

Quarter the onion, cut garlic in half, slice ginger, and leave green onions whole.

Add oil and aromatics to the cleaned pot and stir until fragrant for 1-2 minutes.

Add the cleaned bones and white mushrooms, cover with water, and bring to a strong simmer.

Cook for 12 hours with the lid slightly ajar, adding more water as needed and skimming off the foam.

Remove skin from pork belly and roll it tightly, tying with butcher's twine.

In a cast iron pan over medium-high heat, brown the pork belly on all sides.

Prepare the chashu pork marinade with soy sauce, mirin, ginger, garlic, green onion, and sugar; simmer and add the pork belly for 2 hours.

Cool the pork belly and refrigerate overnight.

Soft-boil eggs for 6 and a half minutes, then transfer to ice water to cool before peeling.

Marinate the peeled eggs in a mixture of ginger, kambu, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, and sake in the fridge overnight.

Make ramen noodles by mixing flour, baking soda, and salt, then adding alkaline water to form a dough.

Knead the dough until smooth, shape into a ball, and let rest for 30 minutes.

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