Umami Gourmet Ramen Tokyo Taste at Home

Ingredients

• 4 quarts water
• 4 ounces kombu (dried kelp)
• 1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
• 4 ounces dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)
• 1 whole chicken carcass (optional)
• 1 large yellow onion, quartered
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup mirin
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2-3 lb pork belly
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup mirin
• 1/4 cup sake
• 2 scallions, green parts only
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 lb fresh or dried ramen noodles
• 6 large eggs
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 sheet nori seaweed, cut into strips
• 1 (14 oz) can bamboo shoots (menma)
• 1/2 cup corn kernels (optional)
• Chili oil or sesame oil (optional)