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Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 4:34 am
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Bammer wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Bones are clean:
Cleaning the trotters was super easy, just followed Kenji's directions and had no problems. The chicken carcasses were trickier because it was much more difficult what I was supposed to keep and what I was supposed to lose. After trimming the skin and excess fat, then boiling, I started picking at them with a chopstick. Ultimately I found that gravity was really helpful: while picking away under cold running water, some stuff would reveal its tendency to fall off, and by simply rotating the cut the same thing would happen again.
Everything's in the fridge now and ready for tomorrow morning. Also forgot to mention that I couldn't find fat back, but it seems like pork belly is a common substitute in that scenario, so that's what I'll be using.
Did you give your kid away or something?
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Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 4:35 am
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wife and she are upstairs. She was riding shotgun on the counter in her little bouncy chair thing for a while, but then she took a humongous dump just as my water was starting to roll so I had to bring her upstairs.
Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 4:19 pm
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But what’s your time worth?
Kidding. I wish I could do something like this. I get like 12 minutes here and there to peck away at cleaning the garage. Send me the recipe in like 6 years.
Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 4:59 pm
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looking good..ramen is one of my favorite things on earth and it always come down to broth for me..i have to say i still love momofuku broth..i had a similar once that takes 2nd place in vancouver bc a few years ago
Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 5:43 pm
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So for the broth, you're supposed to "deeply char" the onion, garlic, and ginger. I'm not sure exactly how "deep" it's supposed to be, so I went with this amount:
As per the recipe, you're supposed to skim the brown gunk from the surface for the first 20 mins or so, with a natural clarification beginning to happen at that point. That held true, with a bit being skimmed off, and more being wiped off the rim of the pot with a wet paper towel:
So I think I'm on the right track, because none of that stuff is appearing any more:
The broth just smelled like burnt alliums for the first two hours of boiling, but it's starting to take on a more complex aroma from the bones and pork belly.
The eggs were pretty easy. Kenji suggested using a thumbtack to pierce a tiny hole in the bottom of the eggs before soft boiling. I couldn't find one, so I devised this method using a needle and ice cream scoop that I'll just use for the rest of my life now:
I lost one egg while trying to de-shell, they are really fragile. But the other five are now marinating in a combination of soy, sake, mirin, sugar, and water:
Gonna clean up a bit then get this pork belly going.
Post subject: Re: ITT: Trag makes tonkotsu ramen from scratch
Posted: Sun January 12, 2020 6:25 pm
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
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washing machine wrote:
This thread really took off.
I bet you're sorry now, ruddo.
I mean, I still could have done with a post that read "guys, I just tried making ramen for the first time and it turned out great. Here are some pics. Also, not really because I didn't make the noodles but it still counts".
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I'll get you info as it becomes more clear, but I think this is doable. Maybe we can even get chud to drive up.