Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Mixed ramen noodles are gradually becoming a familiar and favorite dish for the majority of Vietnamese people. With simple preparation methods and diverse ingredients. Do you want to know how to make this dish? Let’s cook right away with Điện máy XANH to learn how to prepare this dish.
Ingredients for Mixed Ramen with Pork Belly Serves 2 people
Pork belly 250 gr Ramen noodles 400 gr Eggs 2 pieces Miso sauce 1 tablespoon Honey 1 teaspoon Ginger 1/2 piece Garlic 4 cloves Green onions 4 sprigs Soy sauce 125 ml Sake 70 ml Mirin 10 tablespoons Rice vinegar 5 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Brown sugar 125 gr
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose good pork belly
- You should choose pork belly with a balanced fat-to-meat ratio, with the outer skin being thick, and the fat layer about 1.5 – 2cm. The meat should be tightly attached to the fat, with a light red or bright pink color, and the outer membrane should be dry.
- It should have a distinctive smell, with no strange odor. When you press it with your hand, if the meat bounces back quickly, it is fresh meat.
- You should not choose a piece of meat with a very thick layer of fat and skin on the outside, as that indicates it is from a pig that has been raised for a long time.
Information about some ingredients
Mirin
It is a special seasoning rice wine used to prepare dishes in Japanese cuisine. Mirin is essentially Japanese rice wine but has a lower alcohol content and a higher sugar content than regular rice wine.
Miso sauce
It is a traditional Japanese sauce made by fermenting soybeans with salt and the Aspergillus oryzae fungus, sometimes including rice, barley, and other ingredients. Therefore, miso sauce often comes in various colors.
Mirin and miso can be purchased at supermarkets, Japanese grocery stores, or on various online shopping sites.
How to prepare Ramen mixed with pork belly
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Prepare the meat
Pork belly should be washed clean, then sliced lengthwise and cut in half. After that, slice into pieces about 1 finger long.
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Preparing other ingredients
Chives are divided in half, washed clean with water, one part is chopped finely, the remaining part is smashed.
Garlic is peeled, washed clean, and then chopped finely. Ginger is washed clean and sliced into thin pieces.
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Marinating the meat
Take a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of miso sauce, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and mix well.
Next, add the pork belly and mix evenly, then marinate for about 30 minutes.
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Cooking the sauce
Place a pot on the stove, turn on the heat moderately to warm the pot. Then, gradually add 125ml of soy sauce, 125gr of brown sugar, 8 tablespoons of mirin, 70ml of sake, 3 slices of ginger, garlic, and smashed green onions into the pot, then mix well and let it boil for about 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat, strain through a sieve to keep the liquid and discard the solids.
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Sauté the meat
Place a pan on the stove, turn on the moderate heat to warm the pan, then add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and all the marinated pork belly into it. Sauté for about 3 – 4 minutes and turn the meat frequently to cook evenly.
When the sauce has reduced, add the chopped green onions. That’s it.
Tip: You can gently shake the pan a few times to ensure the meat is stirred and cooked evenly.
Final Product
Place the poached egg on top of the pork belly slices and sprinkle a little chopped green onion on top. That’s it, you’re done.
The ramen noodles with pork belly marinated in miso sauce are beautifully colored and fragrant with the aroma of braised pork belly. When eaten, you will immediately feel the chewy, soft noodles, the sweetness from the sauce and meat combining with the rich flavor of the poached egg.
You have explored the steps to make the stir-fried udon noodles with marinated pork belly and egg yolk with Điện máy XANH. Are you confident enough to prepare this dish now? Let’s get into the kitchen and make this dish for your family and friends. Wishing you success.
*Refer to the recipe and images from the Youtube channel Marion’s Kitchen
