Japanese Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe
Rich, creamy tonkotsu ramen with pork bone broth simmered for 12+ hours. Topped with chashu pork, soft-boiled ajitsuke tamago egg, scallions, and nori for a restaurant-quality bowl at home.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: 35
Equipment
- 2-4 Ramen bowls
- 1 Colander
- Egg cooker optional
Ingredients
- 180 g Tonkotsu soup base (pork bone broth)
- 12 oz Ramen noodles
- 1 cup Kikurage mushrooms
- 1 cup Corn (cooked)
- 2 tablespoon Sesame chili oil
- 4 Sheets nori or seaweed snack
- ¼ cup Green onions sliced
- 1 teaspoon Togarashi spice
- 4 Eggs
- 2 cups Spinach Sautéed (optional)
Proteins (choose one):
- 6-8 oz Pork belly (thinly sliced)
- 8-12 oz Pork tenderloin (thinly sliced)
- 8-12 oz Chicken breast (thinly sliced)
- 12 oz Tofu (thinly sliced)
- ½ lb Ground pork
Instructions
Make Tonkotsu Broth
- Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Add tonkotsu soup base and stir until dissolved.
- Add kikurage mushrooms, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for at least 20-25 minutes as you continue with the recipe.
Prep Ingredients
- (For the noodles & eggs) Fill a medium-large pot ¾ full of water, cover, and bring to a boil on high heat.
(Optional) Cook Eggs
- Gently lower eggs into the medium pot of boiling water and boil for 7-10 minutes (7 for soft, 10 for hard-boiled). Prepare an ice bath for the eggs by adding ½ ice and ½ cold water to a medium bowl. Important: keep boiling water for step 5!
- When the eggs have cooked, place them in the ice bath for 2-3 minutes. Peel the eggs by cracking on a hard surface and rolling until shell becomes loose. Remove the shells and keep warm.
(Optional) Cook Your Protein
- If adding your own protein, cook during this step, cut into thin slices, and keep warm.
- If adding spinach, saute during this step and keep warm.
Cook Noodles
- Add ramen noodles to the medium pot of boiling water from step 3 and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Drain using a colander and rinse the noodles under warm water.
Plate & Serve!
- Divide cooked noodles between soup bowls, ladle the tonkotsu broth over the noodles, and add your favorite toppings: corn, green onions, nori (seaweed), sesame chili oil, and togarashi (spicy!).
- (Optional) serve with halved eggs, prepared protein, and/or sauteed spinach.
- Enhance your experience with a playlist (takeoutkit.com/playlists).
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