Tonkotsu Ramen

D3monic · Oct 6, 2018

Finally Cool enough for soup weather. Breaking the season in with some tonkotsu ramen.

Chicken feet, check

several lbs of trotters, check

Boiled for 20 mins , rinse and scrub and pic out the marrow

Back on the stove

roasted ginger, garlic, onion, leeks and shiitaki mushrooms

toss in the pot with a little celery

added some more rehydrated shiitake

Hours and hours of skimming

D3monic · Oct 6, 2018

seared a little more garlic, ginger, scallions, jalapenos, thai peppers

Chashu marinade of water, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and the aromatics. I could only find pre sliced pork belly so did best I could trying it into rounds.

Currently in 275f oven 2 out of 3.5 hours left.

t0mato · Oct 6, 2018

Phuck yes!! Looking good!

D3monic · Oct 7, 2018

So much work for so little broth

Turned out a lil darker than I had hoped but tastes freaking amazing.

Soups going down tomorrow. Chashu chilling in the fridge along with some soft boiled eggs

D3monic · Oct 7, 2018

Tastes amazing, very sticky slick mouthfeel. Added a little the pot sticker sauce and some smoked thai flakes.

ShowMeDaSauce · Oct 9, 2018

The collagen from skin is the key. I wont even buy skinless pork belly anymore. Chicken feet are one of the biggest PITA things to eat ive ever had and worth every bone you spit out. Shame to use them for stock.

D3monic · Oct 9, 2018

ShowMeDaSauce said:
The collagen from skin is the key. I wont even buy skinless pork belly anymore. Chicken feet are one of the biggest PITA things to eat ive ever had and worth every bone you spit out. Shame to use them for stock.

the collagen was so thick when I pulled the stock from teh fridge I had to run it under warm water for 20 minutes just break it up enough to get out the jar. I pulled a handful out and it was damn near solid like a glue that had set up.

Thegreenchilemonster · Oct 10, 2018

That ramen looks delicious!

Tonkotsu Ramen

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