When I recently went out for ramen with friends, I realized that I truly wanted to learn how to make it from scratch. My friend Vicky told me how hard it was to make the noodles so I decided to buy those but make everything else. It was also the perfect way to product test my new Cosori pressure cooker AND take on a big foodie challenge.
The Video
You can watch me make the ramen here if you prefer (includes slurping taste test!).
The Broth
For the broth you will need 1 lb pork bones, 1 chicken leg (thigh and drumstick), 3 roughly chopped green onions, 3 rinsed and sliced large knobs of ginger, 6 smashed cloves of garlic, 1 cup rinsed dried shiitake mushrooms and 1/2 cup soy sauce.
Rinse meat thoroughly and put into pressure cooker. Add veggies, 1/2 cup soy sauce and water to cover up to 10 cups marker into the pot. Put on soup setting and manually set for 2 hours.
Release pressure.
Remove everything. Keep chicken meat but discard everything else. Strain through cheese cloth and strainer into another pot.
To help bring to room temperature I put the pot in a sink filled with cold icy water for 10 minutes.
Bring to room temperature. Put in fridge overnight.
Remove fat solids and man, was there a lot!
Now some people will want the fat for richness but not me…
Making The Soup
For the rest of the soup making process you will need 1 sheet rinsed kombu seaweed, 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or sake, 1 tbsp mirin, chopped green onions, lightly sautéed pork belly, cooked ramen noodles, bamboo shoots and Soft Boiled Ramen Eggs.
Add rinsed kombu seaweed and 1/2 cup soy sauce, Chinese wine and mirin. Put on soup setting again for 25-30 minutes.
The Garnishes
While soup is reheating and coming together sauté pork belly…
… slice ramen eggs, chop green onions and prepare bamboo shoots (I choose to let them marinate with the soft boiled egg).
When soup is almost done cook your ramen noodles and then put them in a bowl.
Remove kombu from your broth. Ladle over noodles.
Add all the fixings, slurp and enjoy!
I have to admit that this ramen was just as good as the ramen I have had in restaurants. I enjoyed it for days and am totally happy with how the Cosori pressure cooker did to make an all-day foodie project in just a couple of hours.
Delicious! Another Foodie Bucket List challenge completed!
How are you liking the Cosori? I’m thinking of getting a pressure cooker for Christmas and the price on these is really good!
I am absolutely loving it Marina! To be honest, I think I like it more than the Instant Pot, at least the one I have. I’ll be doing a review soon!
Mmmmmmm that looks so good (other than the seaweed.) Tiny Chef/Fergie and I just watched your video and she was impressed with your soy sauce. Tiny Chef says “awesome ramen noodles and it looks beautiful”. I believe I will now be watching all your foodie videos with the Tiny Chef. 🙂
You can absolutely omit the seaweed if you prefer! I am so glad you and the Tiny Chef enjoyed the video and I know you would love the ramen. Thanks for your support Fiona!
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I’m can I use fresh shiitake? I just got since in my imperfect box and want to find a use.
Absolutely! Make sure to remove the stems. Because they are not dehydrated, it will not have as much umami and colour but should still be delicious. Have fun Jason!
Turned out really good! I ended up using pork neck bones for the bones along with a chicken quarter. I didn’t have nearly as much fat as your did. Maybe neck bones went as good? I took some fresh shiitake and sauteed then and added them with the final ingredients when assembling the soup. Charred corn, bamboo, chicken from the stock, marinated egg, and chili oil. So good!
Yes, you probably had less fat which is great! Sautéing the mushrooms was smart. Sounds like you did a fantastic job!!! I am so happy to hear that. Thanks for letting me know Jason. 🙂
Hi! I love your recipes! Several are on a weekly rotation and your site is the first place I look for new recipes. I’m wondering if there’s anything you could suggest to replace the mushrooms in this recipe? Also, could I add chicken? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.