{"id":6096,"date":"2021-05-28T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/?p=6096"},"modified":"2021-05-28T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:37:09","slug":"braised-pork-belly-with-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/braised-pork-belly-with-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"Braised Pork Belly with Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raw-Pork-Belly-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>1.6 lbs Raw Pork Belly cut portion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Best Ramen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve only been eating 15 cent grocery store bought Ramen packages, with foam noodles, and you&#8217;ve never had Ramen made fresh in a Restaurant or at home with egg noodles, you&#8217;ve been missing out.  There&#8217;s nothing like a fresh bowl of gourmet cooked Ramen made right because it&#8217;s packed with carbs, proteins and all kinds of vitamins and nutrients; especially if it&#8217;s made with Bone Broth.  Real Ramen recipes have this and they&#8217;re delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-scaled-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braised-Pork-Belly-main-pic-350x262.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cubed cut pork belly portions braising in a large pot of ingredients.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Cooking Pork Belly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important thing about cooking pork is making sure it&#8217;s cooked all the way through.  But, you don&#8217;t need to worry about that when you&#8217;re braising because the slow and low process goes above and beyond the safety measure temperatures and breaks down the enzymes in the meat to the point of absolute tenderness.  In this recipe, I encourage you to poach the pork belly pieces for no less than 20 minutes.  This will delicately cook the meat all of the way through before braising in my secret sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-scaled-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ramen-with-Braised-Pork-Belly-350x262.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Homemade Ramen Noodles with Braised Pork Belly, Baby Bok Choy, Spinach, Beef Broth and Scallions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Making this Noodle Soup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s always a good idea to use the freshest ingredients when making this dish, however, some substitutions can be made and I&#8217;ve made a few.  I do teach you how to make <a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/beef-bone-broth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beef Bone Broth<\/a> from scratch and it&#8217;s great in this recipe if you want to spend 3 hours making it.  If not, Knorr&#8217;s Bouillon is a fantastic alternative and I use their Beef, Chicken and Tomato recipes often(not affiliated, I just like it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also nice to have fresh noodles on hand and you can either Make them yourself, the way I show you &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/how-to-make-pasta-ravioli-sheets-fettuccine-and-angel-hair-pasta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to make Pasta<\/a>&#8220;, purchase the oriental style Yaka Soba noodles, which I use in this recipe, or just use a plain cheap package of Ramen noodles.  All will work just fine for this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vegetables are always a fine addition to practically any soup and this dish is no exception.  You can add what ever you like but my recomendations for this recipe 3 simple greens; fresh spinach, baby bok choy and scallions.  Celery, carrot, cilantro, bean sprouts, red onion and corn are also other great alternatives and additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as proteins go, boiled or poached eggs are very common in Ramen bowls, chicken, instead of pork belly if you prefer or even <a href=\"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/oven-roasted-beef-brisket.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beef brisket<\/a> is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h5>Braised Pork Belly with Noodles<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>1 lbs Frozen Yaki Soba Noodles (my favorite)<br>3 cups Beef Broth, to cook the noodles in and use as soup<br>2 to 3 lbs Pork Belly, cut into cubes<br><br><strong>Vegetables<\/strong><br>8 oz Spinach<br>10 Baby Bok Choy<br>2 Green Onions, chopped<br><br><strong>Hong Shao Rou<\/strong> <strong>Braising Ingredients<\/strong><br>2 Fresh Ginger, sliced (size of a quarter)<br>1\/4 tsp Anise<br>1 tsp Pickling Spice, ingredients below<br>1 pinch Chili Flakes<br>1\/4 cup Soy Sauce<br>1\/4 cup White Wine<br>1\/4 cup Brown Sugar<br>Top off pork belly with water in pot (2 to 3 cups)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring to a boil then simmer and cook, with a lid, for 1 1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serve with 8 oz of cooked noodles, 5 to 6 cubes of Braised Pork Belly, 2 to 3 ladles of beef broth, 3 oz of Hong Shao Rou sauce, Garnish with Spinach, Baby Bok Choy and Green onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pickling Spice Ingredients:<\/strong><br>2 tbsp Mustard Seeds, whole<br>1 tbsp Allspice Berries, whole<br>2 tsp Coriander, seeds<br>1 tsp Red Pepper Chili Flakes<br>1 tsp Ginger, ground<br>2 Bay Leaves, crumbled<br>2 Cinnamon Sticks<br>6 Cloves, whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please watch the video tutorial and I&#8217;ll show you exactly how to make this Ramen with Braised Pork Belly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Ramen If you&#8217;ve only been eating 15 cent grocery store bought Ramen packages, with foam noodles, and you&#8217;ve never had Ramen made fresh in a Restaurant or at home with egg noodles, you&#8217;ve been missing out. 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