Noodles

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Approx. 280g fresh ramen noodles (or quality dried noodles)

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Broth

400 ml Brown Stock (beef or chicken broth)

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Dashi

2x4 inch Piece of Kombu (or ½ tsp MSG)

¼ cup Bonito Flakes

400 ml water

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Tare

4 Tbsp Sake (or Shao Xing wine or water)

4 Tbsp Mirin (or rice wine vinegar or Sherry Vinegar)

2 Tbsp dark Soy sauce (or sweet soy sauce)

2 Tbsp light Soy sauce

1 Tsp Cracked Black Pepper

2-4 tsp Fish sauce (optional)

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Aroma Oil

2 Tsp Ginger Scallion Oil

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Protein

2 Crispy Fried Egg,

or 4 to 6 Slices Pork Belly

or Pork Dumplings (pan fried and steamed)

or Bacon (pan fried)

or Pork shoulder (shredded)

or Chicken (shredded)

or Duck Breast (pan fried)

or 2 Whole egg (slow poached or soft boiled in soy)

or Mackrel, pan seared in its own oil

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Vegetables

Corn and peas, pan fried on high heat until slightly charred,

or Shiitake Mushrooms, pickled

or Collard greens, pan seared & blanched with bacon, brown sugar, sherry Vinegar & soy.

or Bamboo shoots

or Pickles (cucumbers, carrots, mushrooms)

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Toppings

4 Toasted Nori sheets, sliced into thin rectangles

4 Green onions, whites cut on a bias, greens julienned

4-8 Fish cakes, thinly sliced

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1. Rinse Kombu and combine with water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and turn off stove. Let steep uncovered for 10 mins.

2. Prepare vegetables and sear in a Wok, then set aside in a serving bowl.

3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add Bonito Flakes, and steep for 7 mins.

4. Fry an egg and/or other protein in a Wok and set aside.

5. Strain dashi into serving bowl and let sit ultil serving.

6. Return saucepan on heat, add broth and bring to a boil.

7. Add Tare ingredients to dashi in serving bowl, taste for seasoning and add fish sauce or salt if required.

8. Prepare toppings.

9. Cook fresh ramen noodles in boiling broth for 1-2 mins (or according to package directions, Do Not Overcook Noodles).

10. Transfer hot broth and noodles to a serving bowl with vegetables, serve topped with crispy fried egg, scallions, nori sheets and your choice of protein and toppings.