With the boom in popularity that has surrounded Ramen in recent years, Bone Daddies have enjoyed some great success with their own ramen, which is often regarded as one of London’s finest. The restaurant’s Spicy Miso Ramen features slow-cooked pork, Padron peppers, and spicy miso tare – ideal for the more advanced, adventurous home-cook. In order to make the perfect Ramen at home, why not head along to your local specialty supermarket and follow the recipe below for Bone Daddies’ Spicy Miso Ramen?
Serves four
Ingredients
For the Spicy Miso Tare
White Miso , 150g
Sweet White Miso , 50g
Red Miso , 50g
Regular Soy Sauce , 40g
Mirin (Japanese sweet cooking Wine ), 40g
Ginger , 15g
Spring Onion s, 25g
Mixed Chilli fresh & dried (as hot as you dare), 50g
For the Eggs
Regular Soy Sauce, 1000ml
Water , 1000ml
Sugar , 100g
Soft-boiled Eggs, 4, peeled
For the Bamboo
Canned Bamboo, 200g, rinsed and drained (or vacuum-packed cooked bamboo)
Sesame Oil , 5g
Soy Sauce, 100g
Sugar, 10g
Chilli flakes, a pinch or two to taste
To finish
Hot Stock, 1.25 litres, strained
Slow cooked Pork – neck or shoulder works well, 400g
Good-quality fresh Ramen Noodles (at a pinch, you could use another type of noodle), 400g
Bean Sprouts, 200g, blanched
Sliced Spring Onion , 100g
Pan-fried Padron Peppers , 200g
Sesame Oil, 4 Tbsp
Method
First jobs are to marinade the Eggs and cook the Pork, both done the night before for best results.
Mix together the Soy, Water and Sugar; measure out 200ml to marinate the Eggs in. Overnight if possible, but for at least three to four hours.
Next the slow cooked Pork, place the Pork in a suitably sized Casserole dish, cover with the remaining Egg marinade. Bring to a gentle simmer, place the lid and roast in oven at 160C/Gas Mark 3 until tender, 2-3 hours. Topping up with water if required.
Allow to cool in the cooking liquid. Then wrap in cling film and refrigerate.
For the spicy miso sauce
Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside. Stir-fry the Bamboo in the Sesame Oil until dry, add the other ingredients and cook until dry.
Have all the ingredients laid out, so you can work quickly. Have one pot ready with hot Stock and another with boiling Water, for cooking the Noodles.
Divide the spicy Miso Sauce between the four bowls and divide the stock equally on top. Whisk until the Tare has blended into the Stock, to ensure an even taste.
Once the wrapped Pork has cooled completely, it can be easily sliced thickly, then the cling film removed.
Cook the Noodles to the texture you like, drain and divide between the four bowls. Top with Bean Sprouts, Bamboo, marinated Egg, a few slices of the slow cooked Pork, fried Padron Peppers, sliced Spring Onion and a tablespoon of Chilli Oil on top, must be served piping hot.