Pork Belly Chashu Ramen

This bowl is called chashumen, which literally means “roasted-pork noodles.” If you really love chashu, covering the entire bowl in sliced pork is not a problem. Be sure to place the chashu last, and cover every inch of the bowl with meat.

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Course: Noodle

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: chashumen, pork, pork belly, ramen

CookingStyle: Slow cooking

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 9

Total Time: 19

Servings: bowls

Calories: 578kcal

Author: James Anderson

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Equipment

Large pot

drainer

Ingredients

½ cup Shoyu Tare
5 cups any type clear soup
1⅓ pounds fresh noodles such as Chukasuimen
4 Ajitama halved
Negi
16 to 32 slices Pork Chashu

Instructions

With all your ingredients ready to go, bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat.
Heat your ramen bowls by filling them halfway with hot water. The bowls don’t need to be scalding, but they should be hot to the touch. Dump out the hot water and dry the bowls with some paper towels or a clean towel.
Put the tare and soup in a medium saucepan. Mix and bring to a simmer over low heat.
Cook the noodles in the large pot of boiling water. Ramen that has been cut to a standard thickness (about 1 mm) will cook in 1 to 2 minutes.
About 30 seconds before the noodles are finished cooking, ladle the soup into the ramen bowls.
Drain the noodles, taking care to shake off as much excess water as you can. Carefully place some noodles in each bowl of soup, keeping them tidy.
Place 1 egg and a sprinkle of negi neatly on the ramen. Then place 4 to 8 slices of chashu on top; try to cover as much of the ramen with chashu as you can. Serve immediately.

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Notes

This is a lot of meat, so slice the chashu as thin as you can.
Soup: Mix equal parts unseasoned low-sodium chicken broth and dashi broth. Japanese dashi powder to make broth can be found in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets or in Asian grocery stores or online.
Noodles: Use 3 ounces of dried ramen noodles per bowl, preferably the thin, straight style.

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Nutrition

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