Pork Belly Ramen Recipe

With Pork belly on special offer this week, we found a lovely recipe for a dish that is certain to warm you up in the latter end of winter and isn’t too difficult to cook. Enjoy! 

INGREDIENTS

For the pork belly

800g rindless pork belly

500ml chicken stock

2 star anise

1 garlic bulb, left whole

2cm/1in fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced

1 tbsp coriander seeds

For the ramen stock

500ml pork stock

2 tbsp miso paste

2cm fresh root ginger, sliced

3 garlic cloves, sliced

1 tbsp ketjap manis

1 tbsp gochujang (Korean chilli paste)

50ml oz soy sauce

6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced

3 oyster mushrooms, sliced

6 pieces Tenderstem broccoli

4 slices roasted sweet potato, unpeeled

To serve

1 pack thin egg noodles, cooked

4 crispy fried eggs

2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves

1 red chilli, sliced

20ml Japanese chilli oil

a few drops sesame oil

2 tbsp crispy onions

1–2 tsp ketjap manis

METHOD

1.     To make the pork belly, season the pork belly then heat a ovenproof frying pan over a medium-high heat and brown all over. 

2.     Add the chicken stock, garlic bulb, star anise, coriander seeds and ginger and poach for 1½–2 hours. Remove the pork, chill and slice thinly.

3.     To make the ramen stock, in a large saucepan mix together the pork stock, miso paste, ginger, garlic, ketjap manis, gochujang and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer for around 30 minutes.

4.     Meanwhile, in a separate frying pan over medium heat, fry the thinly sliced sweet potato until golden brown on each side.

5.     Strain the stock, then return to the pan and keep warm. Warm the mushrooms, broccoli and sweet potato for a few minutes in the stock until just cooked.

6.     When ready to serve add the cooked noodles to a serving dish. Top the noodles with the sliced pork belly and pour over the hot stock and vegetables. Add a crispy fried egg and all the garnish ingredients to taste.

Recipe originally found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pork_belly_ramen_74349