Soup
Description
A hearty first course. This is a very thick soup: both a first and second course in one. This soup doesn't cook quickly at all, but if you've decided to make it, you've probably already tasted it and know that the time spent will be rewarded with excellent flavor. There are many ramen recipes—every housewife in Japan, China, or Korea has her own special version. Here, I'd like to offer you this particular variation. Take a look,
Instructions
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Step 1
Let's prepare pork tiasyu. Cut the pork into two pieces, tightly tie each piece with thread like a sausage. Sear in olive oil over high heat until a crust forms.
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Step 2
Place the meat in a deep pot, add 6-7 garlic cloves on top, half of the ginger cut into pieces, and the white part of green onions. Add soy sauce and sake, then pour in water until it covers the meat by about 2 cm.
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Step 3
Bring to a boil over high heat, remove the foam, and reduce the heat to a minimum. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 2.5 hours.
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Step 4
Then the meat should cool in the broth. Remove the cooled meat and strain the broth. Skim the fat off the cooled broth.
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Step 5
Take bony chicken pieces. Pour water over them and bring to a boil. Then drain the water and rinse the chicken pieces.
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Step 6
Place the chicken in a clean pot, add pieces of ginger, the white part of green onions, and garlic cloves.
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Step 7
Pour in water (about 2 liters). Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam. Reduce the heat to minimum and simmer the broth, covered, until it reduces by two-thirds.
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Step 8
Carefully remove the pieces of chicken and strain the broth.
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Step 9
Now we will prepare the fish broth. Pour 2 liters of water over dried anchovies and dried fish fillet. Bring to a boil and simmer for 7 minutes.
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Step 10
Strain the fish broth through a sieve lined with paper towels.
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Step 11
Now we proceed to "assembling" the soup. We prepare 1 serving. Wash several green onion stalks and cut them in half. Measure out half a cup of each broth. Cut a piece of pork tasyu.
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Step 12
In a small saucepan, mix all three broths, add a teaspoon of sesame oil and sprouted mung beans. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
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Step 13
Place the instant noodles in a bowl and pour hot broth over them for 5 minutes.
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Step 14
Add a peeled and halved boiled egg, shredded pork, pieces of nori sheet, and chopped green onion. Season with salt to taste.