Pork Belly Ramen

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 4 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons rice bran oil

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons ginger, peeled and grated

3 tablespoons white miso

1 1/2 cups king brown button mushrooms, sliced in half

3 quarts chicken stock

5 scallions, sliced whites separated from greens

2 teaspoons chili paste

2 teaspoons sesame oil

4 servings of fresh wheat noodles

4 eggs

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 lbs pork belly

1/3 cup salt

1 tablespoon pepper

2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

Directions

Pour rice brain oil into a stock pot and cook of onions, white part of the scallions, garlic and ginger for 5-7 minutes on medium-heat or until caramelized.

Stir in the chili paste and cook until aromatic, before adding the mushrooms and stirring for a further 5 minutes or until mushrooms get a slight brown edge.

In a small bowl whisk the miso paste and 1 cup of stock before adding to the pot of mushrooms, then add in the rest of the stock and the soy sauce to the pot.

Bring to a boil turn heat to low and cover with a lid, allowing to simmer for 1-3 hours.

In the time the broth is simmering cook the pork belly. Preheat oven to 310 degrees F.

Rub pork belly all over with salt and pepper then place on a rack above a baking sheet into the oven to cook for 90 minutes to 2 hours or until pork belly is cooked through. Turn oven to hottest temperature and blast belly to get crispy skin for 10-20 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Bring a small pot of water to a boil, using a spoon, carefully place the eggs in, set a timer for 5 minutes 45 seconds. Once alarm goes off shock eggs in a bowl of ice water and peel.

Using same pot of water, bring it back to a boil and add the noodles for 1-2 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency.

To serve add noodles to a bowl, poor over miso broth and top with 3 slices of pork belly. Sprinkle over green scallions and serve with black sesame seeds.

Nutrition

• Calories: 1685.7
• Total Fat: 146.2
• Saturated Fat: 50
• Cholesterol: 371.2
• Sodium: 11585.9
• Total Carbohydrate: 39.8
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5
• Total Sugars: 15
• Protein: 51.2