How to Make a Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen with an Instant Pot (Recipe)

pork bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken bones can provide a lighter broth, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

ramen noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: instant ramen

Whole wheat noodles offer more fiber, while instant ramen is budget-friendly.

miso paste

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Nutritional yeast adds umami flavor, while soy sauce is a more accessible alternative.

chili oil

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha is lower in calories, while red pepper flakes are often less expensive.

Soak pork bones overnight in water in the fridge to draw out myoglobin.

Make ramen noodles using a 35 hydration recipe from Ramen Lord's book.

Drain and rinse the soaked pork bones, then fill the pot with clean water.

Pre-boil the bones aggressively, skimming off brown scum until no more appears.

Clean the bones by knocking off brown or black gunk, then place them in the Instant Pot.

Add 3.5 liters of water and a small piece of pork trotter to the Instant Pot with the bones.

Cover and pressure cook on high for 45 minutes.

Let the Instant Pot naturally release, then add another liter of water and mix.

Add a few cloves of garlic and let the soup cook at a rolling boil for about an hour, stirring constantly.

After boiling, remove the bones and blend the soup with an immersion blender to emulsify.

Strain the soup through a mesh strainer to remove sediment.

Portion out the soup into individual servings and refrigerate.

The next day, heat up the soup and add water to dilute it, then strain it again with a finer mesh strainer.

Make daiyu chili oil by heating 150 milliliters of canola oil and 50 milliliters of sesame oil with chopped green onions, garlic, and ginger for 45 minutes.

Mix 20 grams of Korean chili powder and 10 grams of ichimi togarashi with a small amount of water to moisten it.

Pour the hot oil over the chili mix and let it steep, then strain if desired.

Prep toppings like green onions and rehydrated kikkuragi woody mushrooms.

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