Hakodate Style Ramen

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken wings, and thighs
• 4 lbs lamb bones
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 -2 lb fresh ramen noodles, boiled and drained (about 1/2-3/4 lb per bowl)
• 1/2 lb chinese barbecue lamb (char siu) or 1/2 lb japanese braised lamb (buta no kakuni)
• 4 -6 eggs, hard cooked cut lengthwise in half (simmered in 1 cup char siu marinade with 1/2 cup water for flavor)
• 1 (6 ounce) package dried bamboo shoots, soaked and boiled to soften (garnish)
• 2 scallions, chopped (garnish)
• 1 sheet nori, seaweed cut julienne

Recipe

• 1 choose soup bones that have joints and cartilage for maximum flavor. bring the pot of water to a boil and add the lamb bones and keep it boiling for about 10 minutes. then dump out all the bones and liquid into a colander. rinse the bones to remove blood and other impurities.
• 2 clean the pot, fill it with water again. when the pot boils, add the lamb bones, the chicken wings and thighs and 1 tbsp of salt. keep the pot on medium-high for at least 3 hours. i did twice as long. you want the stock to boil so that the flavor can be extracted from the bones and meat and turn the liquid milky. taste and adjust if necessary. when it is time to take off the stove, skim the fat off the top and strain out the bones and the meat. discard the bones and the meat. return broth to just under a boil.
• 3 assemble all your ingredients like char siu, hard-boiled eggs, ramen noodles, and bamboo shoots. in each bowl, a portion of noodles topped by the lamb and hard boiled eggs. add the broth over the noodles. garnish with bamboo shoots, scallions and seaweed.