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Smoked Pork Ramen Bowls

Shoulder and belly smoked until tender, shredded and sliced over springy noodles in a smoky pork broth, crowned with a poached egg, nori, radish and herbs. The broth and meats can be made days ahead.

  • YieldMakes 4 large bowls
  • Hands-on2 h 15 min
  • Total7 h 50 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Smoked pork

  • 1.36 kgtrimmed pork shoulder, 3 lb
  • 340 gpork belly, 3/4 lb, one whole slab, not sliced
  • 2 tspkosher salt, plus more for the noodle water
  • 2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tspgarlic powder
  • 2 tsponion powder

Broth and noodles

  • 1900 mlsmoked bone broth, 2 quarts; homemade
  • 6large button mushrooms, sliced
  • 450 gfresh or dried ramen noodles, 1 lb; fresh preferred, seasoning packet discarded

Toppings

  • 4large pasteurized eggs, for runny yolks
  • 4green onions, thinly sliced
  • 4 sheetsnori, 10 cm (4 inch) squares
  • 4radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • ½ cupfresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tbspneutral oil, for oiling the ramekins

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Radish
  • Carrot
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Seaweed (any)
  • Nori
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Gelatin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Chewy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Grill
  • Smoker
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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