Slow-cooker pork belly ramen

Name: Slow-cooker pork belly ramen
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 litre chicken stock; 2 tbsp tamari; 2 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tsp sugar; 100g white miso paste; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 4cm piece ginger, sliced; 1 leek, white part only, halved, thinly sliced; 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 1 piece kombu; 750g lean pork belly, skin on; 500g cooked ramen noodles

Olivia Andrews

July 19, 2016

easyTime:2 hours +Serves:4

Preparing ramen usually involves boiling bones for many hours to create a rich stock, but this slow cooker version couldn’t make the Japanese favourite any easier. There’s no need to hang around and watch the stove, as the dish makes itself.

Ingredients

1 litre chicken stock
2 tbsp tamari
2 tbsp sake
2 tbsp mirin
2 tsp sugar
100g white miso paste
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4cm piece ginger, sliced
1 leek, white part only, halved, thinly sliced
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1 piece kombu
750g lean pork belly, skin on
500g cooked ramen noodles

To serve:

Boiled eggs, sliced spring onion, nori, sesame seeds and sesame oil

Method

Step 1
Whisk the stock, tamari, sake, mirin, sugar, miso paste and 750ml of water in the bowl of the slow cooker until combined, then add the garlic, ginger, leek, carrot, kombu and pork belly.
Step 2
Cook on low for seven hours until the pork is tender. Remove and set aside until cool enough to handle. Strain the soup through a fine sieve.
Step 3
Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water according to packet instructions.
Step 4
Remove the pork belly skin and discard. Cut the meat into 1cm-thick slices.
Step 5
Divide the noodles and pork among bowls, then garnish with boiled eggs, sliced spring onion, nori, sesame seeds and sesame oil.