Red Mosquito • View topic - ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch

Strat · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 7:02 pm

ruddo really trying to push his weight around here.

washing machine · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 7:05 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

So apart from the basic ingredients, he's what I need to find in Bozeman. This would be an easy task in a major metropolitan area, but I'm way less confidant about my odds here.

3lbs pig trotters, cut crosswise into 1-inch disks
1lb slab pork fat back
2lbs chicken backs and carcasses, skin and excess fat removed
2lb slab of bonesless pork belly, skin on
Good fresh ramen noodles

Also I'll have to bite the bullet and get a new stock pot with a tight fitting lid. My largest pot is of ample size, but the lid is light and bounces around once the water gets rolling.

Do you find that sourcing hard-to-get ingredients in a small town gives you the same rush that coming face-to-face with a rare record that you read about in Circus Magazine did back in the analog days?

Strat · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 7:31 pm

Here you go trag:

http://danielsgourmetmeats.com/products/

washing machine · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 7:36 pm

Strat wrote:

Here you go trag:

https://amayaorientalmarket.com/groceries/

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 8:01 pm

washing machine wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

So apart from the basic ingredients, he's what I need to find in Bozeman. This would be an easy task in a major metropolitan area, but I'm way less confidant about my odds here.

3lbs pig trotters, cut crosswise into 1-inch disks
1lb slab pork fat back
2lbs chicken backs and carcasses, skin and excess fat removed
2lb slab of bonesless pork belly, skin on
Good fresh ramen noodles

Also I'll have to bite the bullet and get a new stock pot with a tight fitting lid. My largest pot is of ample size, but the lid is light and bounces around once the water gets rolling.

Do you find that sourcing hard-to-get ingredients in a small town gives you the same rush that coming face-to-face with a rare record that you read about in Circus Magazine did back in the analog days?

Holy shit yes! I hadn’t considered that.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 8:02 pm

Thanks for the links guys! I’ve got both those places on my radar, but gonna try the coop first as I got a $100 GC for Xmas.

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Strat wrote:

ruddo really trying to push his weight around here.

r u saying i'm fat

wease · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 9:20 pm

Trag’s gonna eat pig feet.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 11:13 pm

Strat wrote:

Here you go trag:

http://danielsgourmetmeats.com/products/

This store is amazing btw. Got all my meats except for the trotters, they’ll be in on Saturday. It’s all happening.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Tue January 07, 2020 11:24 pm

trag, are you making the noodles?

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tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 3:38 am

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 4:00 am

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

please change the title of the thread

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 4:04 am

Chris_H_2 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

please change the title of the thread

I was waiting for this fair and accurate criticism. Keeping the thread title because I will get there.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 4:10 am

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

please change the title of the thread

I was waiting for this fair and accurate criticism. Keeping the thread title because I will get there.

Ha. Just giving you shit.

By the way, I made a beef pho last week. Beef bones. Boiled ground beef. Unbelievable umami. I’ve never used star anise before.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 4:26 am

Chris_H_2 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

please change the title of the thread

I was waiting for this fair and accurate criticism. Keeping the thread title because I will get there.

Ha. Just giving you shit.

By the way, I made a beef pho last week. Beef bones. Boiled ground beef. Unbelievable umami. I’ve never used star anise before.

Post/link the recipe! I make a veggie pho pretty regularly that is amazing. It also has star anise. Also cinnamon stick.

Bammer · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 5:27 am

Chris_H_2 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

trag, are you making the noodles?

not for my first outing, just want to get the broth and mayu right before I tackle those

please change the title of the thread

Chris beat me to it.

Hack move, trag.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 5:32 am

But you hate when I change thread titles

Bammer · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 6:30 am

This one was disingenuous from the jump

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed January 08, 2020 2:31 pm

Guys I’m gonna get to the noodles. The thread doesn’t end until I’ve done so.

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