Braised Pork Ramen Soup

Ingredients

• Pork Broth

  • 6 pork bones or 4 pork shanks, rind removed
  • 1 piece fresh pork belly, about 1 lb (454 g), rind removed
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) canola oil
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce
  • 12 cups (3 litres) chicken broth
  • 2 onions, peeled and halved
  • 1 small leek, cut into chunks
  • 1 carrot, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 head garlic, halved horizontally
  • Salt and pepper

• Toppings

  • 600 g dry Asian-style ramen wheat noodles (1 ½ packages) (or 2 lbs/1 kg fresh noodles)
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, halved (see note)
  • 1 cup (250 ml) bean sprouts
  • 100 g enoki mushrooms
  • 6 thin slices lotus root, peeled
  • 6 thin slices daikon, peeled and halved
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) bonito flakes
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) pickled ginger
  • ¼ lemon, zest only