Tonkotsu ramen

Tonkotsu Ramen is a type of Japanese noodle dish known of its collagen rich, milky coloured flavourful pork based broth. Traditionally it is prepared by boiling pork bones for a long period of time which can last up to 12 hours or more.

Tonkotsu ramen is an excellent introduction to Japanese noodle soups. Deeply flavoured tonkotsu pork broth, ramen noodles and chashu pork belly come together to create comfort in a bowl.

We used this as the base for our Spicy Miso Tonkotsu Ramen. The most important thing is: don’t forget to smash! Pressure cookers are really good at cooking things quickly, but since they are so spe…

Authentic award wining Tonkotsu Ramen from Hakata Japan

Japanese tonkotsu ramen, with pork tenderloin on top! Complete with recipes for my favorite toppings - soy marinated eggs and black garlic oil (mayu). This recipe calls for a stock concentrate, which saves time and delivers SO much flavor!

From a whole block away you can tell that you’re approaching a good tonkotsu restaurant, your sense of smell assaulted by the pungent, almost barnyard funk of intensely meaty broth. Dense go…

Tonkotsu ramen broth is easy to make at home. With just a few simple steps you can make tonkotsu ramen broth that rivals the best ramen restaurants.

For my money, the king of all ramen broths is rich, creamy tonkotsu. We make it by simmering pork trotters, chicken backs, and pork fat back for hours and hours until their collagen is extracted and turns to gelatin. We chop the pork fat into tiny pieces to add to the finished soup, as if it wouldn't be porky enough anyways.