First ramen attempt: Double soup tonkotsu shio ramen with hand-cut noodles
First ramen attempt: Double soup tonkotsu shio ramen with hand-cut noodles
by olikli
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olikli
Broth: Pork bone broth that turned out too gelatinuos, so I decided to “dilute” it with dashi.
Toppings: Skin-on braised pork belly, fried shallots, spring onion, cloud ear mushroom, ajitsuke tamago, toasted black and white sesame seeds. The sliced chashu was steamed to reheat to preserve tenderness.
Tare: Reduced mix of dashi with kombu, bonito flakes and shiitake, mirin and sake, and of course salt. Originally I wanted to use the braising liquid from the pork belly, but I wanted a soup that was as bright as possible.
Aroma oil: Mix of rendered pork fat, oil from frying the shallots and sesame oil.
The noodles were cut by hand because after making the dough I noticed that the fastening screw for the pasta maker was missing… Of course they look more like udon, but they weren’t too bad. I do have dried ramen noodles as a backup but I decided to take the plunge.
There is definitely room for improvement, but I am quite happy with that.
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Broth: Pork bone broth that turned out too gelatinuos, so I decided to “dilute” it with dashi.
Toppings: Skin-on braised pork belly, fried shallots, spring onion, cloud ear mushroom, ajitsuke tamago, toasted black and white sesame seeds. The sliced chashu was steamed to reheat to preserve tenderness.
Tare: Reduced mix of dashi with kombu, bonito flakes and shiitake, mirin and sake, and of course salt. Originally I wanted to use the braising liquid from the pork belly, but I wanted a soup that was as bright as possible.
Aroma oil: Mix of rendered pork fat, oil from frying the shallots and sesame oil.
The noodles were cut by hand because after making the dough I noticed that the fastening screw for the pasta maker was missing… Of course they look more like udon, but they weren’t too bad. I do have dried ramen noodles as a backup but I decided to take the plunge.
There is definitely room for improvement, but I am quite happy with that.
Wow…first time?! This looks really good!
Damn. Great start!