Inspired by the shoyu ramen at my favorite ramen restaurant, this is my ideal ramen. If you want to make it pescatarian, I suggest foregoing the pork belly for bonito flakes -- just a big pinch in each bowl.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
4 hr
Total Time
4 hr 15 mins
Calories
1104 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
Step 2
Place black fungus in a large bowl and fill with water.
Step 3
Combine mirin, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 green onion bulbs, chopped onion, and garlic in an oven-safe pot over high heat. Bring to a boil.
Step 4
Place pork belly skin-side down on a flat work surface. Roll up lengthwise and wrap with butcher's twine. Place pork belly in the pot with the mirin mixture and partially cover with a lid.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until pork is tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 4 hours.
Step 6
Bring a separate pot of water to a boil over high heat. Gently place eggs in the pot and cook until yolks are barely set, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer eggs to a bowl filled with ice water. Let sit, about 1 minute. Remove from water and peel eggs.
Step 7
Place eggs in a container with 1 cup water, 1/2 cup soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Dampen a paper towel in the mixture and use it to cover the container. Refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
Step 8
Drain the fungus and add to the liquid in the pot with the pork belly. Cover with a lid and refrigerate, 4 hours to overnight.
Step 9
Skim fungus from the top of the pork belly mixture and place in a pot with 8 cups water; fungus should be covered in pork belly fat. Add 1/4 cup soy sauce and miso paste. Bring to a boil.
Step 10
Remove skin from the pork belly using a knife. Chop the meat into pieces of desired thickness. Cut eggs in half lengthwise.
Step 11
Bring a separate pot of water to a boil. Cook ramen in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, yet firm to the bite, about 3 minutes. Drain.
Step 12
Place 4 slices of nori diagonally in the corner of each bowl. Place noodles on top; arrange 2 egg halves and a few pork belly slices in separate corners. Cover with black fungus, top with green onions, and pour in broth. Top each bowl with a few slices of naruto. Let sit, about 3 minutes, before serving.
Ingredients
4 eggs
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup brown sugar
6 cloves garlic, peeled
½ onion, coarsely chopped
½ cup miso paste
¼ cup dried black fungus
2 cups mirin
1 ¼ cups soy sauce, divided
6 green onion bulbs, chopped, divided
2 pounds skin-on, boneless pork belly
butcher's twine
4 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, or to taste
4 sheets nori (dry seaweed), quartered
1 naruto (fish paste stick with a red spiral pattern). sliced
