Slow-cooker pork belly ramen

Name: Slow-cooker pork belly ramen
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
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

Instructions

Cook:2h 30min

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.

Updated at: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:13:37 GMT