Josh Hartnett’s pork ramen | Jamie Oliver soup recipes (2024)

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How do you make pork ramen taste better? ›

How do you thicken ramen broth? If you prefer a thicker broth, whisk in a mixture of cornstarch combined with cold water and allow to simmer for a few minutes. Add more as needed until it is the desired consistency. The amount of cornstarch and water will vary according to how much broth is being used.

Tonkotsu ramen is a deliciously creamy pork bone broth traditionally served up with long thin noodles and topped with a variety of ingredients. In Japanese, the word ton translates to pork and kotsu to bone.

Made with an intensely porky, opaque pale broth with a sticky-lipped intensity and the rich, buttery texture of light cream, there's no smell more warming on a cold day than a big hot bowl of tonkotsu ramen set before you.

One of our favorite recipes is to use two ounces of cream cheese or yogurt with a packet of ramen noodles. Add some red pepper flakes, and stir everything together until it's melty and creamy. The best thing about this recipe is that it's simple, and you can prepare it in only a few minutes.

Adding Sriracha, the popular hot sauce made with red chili and garlic, to a bowl of instant ramen is a classic, low-cost hack because it's easy, affordable, and gives the noodles a nice spice.

Whisking beurre manié (butter-flour paste) into simmering soup is the best way to thicken an otherwise too-watery soup. Add bits of the paste gradually and simmer to cook out any raw flour taste. The broth will be velvety smooth, rich, and thick.

Chashu pork is most commonly made using pork belly, which helps it get to that super delicious, melt-in-your-mouth level of tender thanks to the fat content. If you can't get your hands on pork belly though, you can use pork shoulder or pork loin for your chashu pork.

Kikurage is a kind of edible mushroom that's popular in traditional Japanese ramen, and in a variety of Japanese and Asian dishes. Also known as the “wood ear mushroom”, kikurage is a traditional topping that has retained its popularity in the global ramen scene.

What is the pork topping in ramen? ›

Braised in soy sauce, sake, and mirin, this tender pork belly is perfect for ramen.

The most widely recognized and celebrated broth worldwide these days is tonkotsu, a boiled pork bone broth. The best tonkotsu broths are a milky, golden color and leave a sticky sheen of gelatin on your lips as you slurp them.

The finished liquid tonkotsu broth is quite milky white in color. That's because the marrow, collagen and all the goodness of the bones are dissolved and woven into the liquid broth over the many hours of boiling.

Cured meats like ham or bacon are great as well, as are cooked meats like leftover chicken or steak, or hot dogs. Want something really interesting? Add a bit of shredded beef jerky as your noodles cook. It lends a nice smoky saltiness to the broth, and achieves a really delightful tender-chewy texture.

You can stir sambal, chili garlic sauce, sriracha, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, gochujang, soy suace, or any number of other sauces into your broth for more flavor. Or add them to the finished bowl as a sort of table seasoning.