Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe

Name: Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 13 h
Total time: 13 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Japanese
Ingredients: 5 7 inch pieces kombu kelp; 8 cups 1.9 L water; ½ cup 118 mL low-sodium chicken broth; ¼ cup 59 mL mirin; ½ cup 118 mL soy sauce; 2 Tbsp 30 mL sake; 1 tsp 5 g brown sugar; 1 tsp 5 mL rice wine vinegar; 1 inch piece ginger (peeled and sliced); 2 cloves garlic (smashed); 1 scallion (chopped); 4 lb pig trotters (ask the butcher to cut into horizontal slices); 2 lb chicken backs (cut into small pieces); 1 lb chicken feet; 1 lb pork belly scraps (chopped up); 1 large onion (peeled and slit around); 1 whole garlic head (sliced in half horizontally); 2 inches ginger (sliced); 1 leek (cleaned and roughly chopped); 15 green onions (white parts only, cut them in half across); 1 cup mushrooms; 1/4 lb 4-5 oz pork fatback; 1 cup 137 mL water; 2 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger (peeled and sliced); 2 green onions (roughly chopped); ½ cup 118 mL mirin; ¼ cup 118 mL fish sauce; ½ cup of plain white sugar; 1 1 1/2 lb slab of pork belly

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:13h

Tonkotsu ramen is rich, filling, and easy to make at home with a luscious slow-cooked pork and chicken broth, fresh noodles, soft yolks, and tender pork belly.

Updated at: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:03:36 GMT