Homemade Ramen Broth Recipe - Rich Flavoured (2024)

Ramen restaurant like complex rich flavoured ramen broth can be made at home. Follow my tips and secrets to make robust with umami broth.

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Ramen broth is by far the most important part of a bowl of ramen noodle soup. Do you think making a restaurant-quality complex flavored ramen broth at home is possible? You bet it is! Read on because I share my ramen broth recipe with secrets and tips to make an authentic, easy yet complex flavored broth.

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Types of Ramen Broth

Ramen broth can be classified by ingredients into three categories. The first one is chicken broth made from chicken carcass. The second is a combination broth made from chicken and Japanese dashi stock. And the third is Tonkotsu which is made from pork bones.

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Ingredients for Homemade broth recipe

Many ramen restaurant chefs create their own unique flavored broth for their ramen and that is their secret weapon. In order to make a similarly full of Umami flavored broth, I go for the second type of broth. You need to gather the following ingredients.

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  • Chicken Carcasses
  • Chicken wings
  • Scallions
  • Ginger
  • Garlic
  • Sake
  • Kelp
  • Bonito flake
  • Dried Shiitake mushrooms
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Why are Chicken Carcasses used?

Well, it is because Chicken carcasses contain a large amount of one of the Umami components; glutamic acid. So this becomes the basis of the ramen soup flavor. Also, chicken feet, known as “Momiji”, are often used. However, it is a little difficult to get these so I substitute them with chicken wings.

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Adding a little bit of meat on those chicken wings will add sweetness and deep rich flavor to the broth without turbidity. Chicken wings are readily available and quite cheap from supermarkets. I get Chicken carcasses from local butchers. It is also cheap. I got 4 of them for A$2 (approximately US$1.3)

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Why add Ginger, Garlic, Scallions & Sake

Because those aromatic root vegetables and Sake (Japanese alcohol) conceal the gamey odor of the chicken carcass. Also, onion adds natural sweetness to the broth. So all the vegetables added enrich the flavor of the broth. (step by step photo 4-7)

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3 tips to Make Rich and Super Clear Chicken Broth

  • Clean the chicken carcass under cold running water carefully so that no organs and blood remain. (step by step photos 9 & 10)
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  • Poach the chicken carcasses and wings for 30 seconds or until they become white. Don’t do this too long as we may lose the Umami flavor. This process is important to clean the chicken carcass further. Drain the chicken carcasses and wings. Discard the poaching water. (step by step photo 11 & 12 )
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  • Place prepared chicken and vegetables in a large pot with COLD water. Turn the heat down to low when it boils and remove the scum. Simmer gently for 3 hours. Skim the scum off occasionally. (step by step photos 13-16)
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How to Make it a Rich & Flavourful Ramen Broth?

You can make delicious ramen with this chicken broth but there is a Japanese secret to make it richer and more flavourful; Adding dashi to the broth. The easiest way to make dashi for the broth is to place all dashi ingredients in a large jar, add water and leave it overnight.

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Dashi Ingredients for the Broth

You need Kelp, Bonito flakes and dried Shiitake mushrooms. Combining inocine acid extracted from the Bonito flakes and glutamic acid abundantly contained in kelp gives the broth a complex and robust umami flavor.

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TARE

Tare (tah-ray) is the seasonings added to the ramen broth to make different flavored ramen. Three common and classic flavors are, Shio, Shoyu and Miso.

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How to make each Tare

Shio – Combine dashi (you can take 1/4 cup from the overnight dashi made for the broth), Sake, and Mirin in a saucepan over low heat. Add salt and resolve it.

Shoyu – Convenient way to make Shoyu tare is to use the sauce that was used to make Chashu. After straining the sauce put it in a saucepan over low heat and reduce the amount to half. After it has cooled down, I usually divide the sauce into small portions and keep in the fridge/freezer for other uses.

Miso – Blend all ingredients with a stick blender or food processor and add miso to combine. You can keep this in the fridge/freezer and use for other recipes such as Yaki Onigiri Grilled Rice Balls and stir fry.

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Putting them Together

You can combine them together in individual ramen serving bowls as ramen restaurants do. Or put them together in a saucepan then pour into individual ramen bowls. You need a different amount of each tare, so see how much you need in the recipe below.

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How to Store the Broth

Although it is worth the effort to taste such robust flavourful ramen at home, we don’t have time to make such long process broth. So I make it in batches and divide the broth into one use portion in a ziplock bag and freeze them. The broth will keep for a couple days in the fridge and about a month in the freezer.

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Ramen Toppings & Side Dish Suggestions

You can make everything from scratch and if you do, you know what’s in it of course. It is cheaper and delicious. Make melt in your mouth ramen pork chashu and use the sauce for Shoyu tare. Also, read this easy ramen egg recipe too. The best companion dish for Ramen is of course Gyoza!

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FAQ

Q: Can you use a slow cooker to make the ramen broth?

A: Yes, you can. Basically, after cleaning and poaching the chicken, you can place everything in a slow cooker and leave it for 7 to 8 hours on low.

Q: What do you do with the chicken meat used in the broth?

A: I remove the meat part from the bone and keep it in the fridge or freezer. You can use it for adding to fried rice, soup, or making a chicken sandwich etc. I also keep the mushroom too. Remove the stem to discard and then slice the mushrooms. Use it for adding to miso soup, use as ramen toppings etc.Homemade Ramen Broth Recipe - Rich Flavoured (18)

References and Resources

Resourceful website about Ramen in English that I referenced to write this post. Also I recommend this Ramen book Ramen: Japanese Noodles and Small DishesHomemade Ramen Broth Recipe - Rich Flavoured (19) that I own.

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Basic Ramen Broth

Ramen restaurant like complex rich flavoured ramen broth can be made at home. Follow my tips and secrets to make robust with umami broth.

Course: condiments, Soup

Cuisine: Japanese

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 hours hours

Total Time 13 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 ramen bowls

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles

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Ingredients

Overnight Dashi stock *2

  • 0.35oz/10g Kelp
  • 0.35oz/10g Bonito flake * or 1 cup
  • 0.7oz/20g shiitake mushrooms *or 5 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 6cups/1.5L water

Chicken Broth

  • 2 Chicken carcassess *1
  • 4 Chicken wings
  • 1/2 onion cut into quarters
  • 2 cloves of garlic peeled and smashed
  • 1oz/30g of ginger thinly sliced
  • 2 Scallions chopped into one third length
  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 12cups/3L water

Shio Tare

  • 1/4 cup Dashi stock *2
  • 2 tbsp Sake *3
  • 1 tbsp Mirin *4
  • 1 tbsp Salt

Shoyu Tare

  • 2.5 tbsp Chashu leftover sauce *5

Miso Tare

  • 1/2 onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
  • 1 white part of scallion
  • 2 tbsp Smooth peanut butter *All natural, no sugar added
  • 1 tbsp Sake *3
  • 2 tbsp Mirin *4
  • 1 tsp Rayu Chilli oil
  • 1/2 cup Miso paste *14

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Instructions

Overnight Dashi Stock *6

  • Place all ingredients in a large jar, pour in the water.

  • Put a lid on, and soak the dashi ingredients overnight.

Chicken Broth

  • Clean the chicken carcasses and wings under running water. Remove all organs, and wash off blood.

  • Boil the water (not listed in the ingredients) in a large pot, poach the chicken carcasses and wings for about 30 seconds or till the chicken colour becomes white.

  • Strain the the chicken carcasses and wings. Discard the poaching water.

  • Place all ingredients in a large pot, pour in the water and bring it to boil over high heat. *7

  • Once it has begun to boil, reduce the heat to low. Remove the scum that forms on the top of the soup. *8

  • Simmer gently over low heat for about 3 hours. *9

Ramen Broth

  • Occasionally, remove the scum that forms on the top of the soup and keep adding the overnight dashi stock as needed.

  • Once it has simmered for 3 hours, add the remaining of the overnight dashi stock with kelp, bonito flakes and shiitake mushrooms. Remove from heat and strain the soup into another large pot or bowl. Throw away the remaining chicken carcass and vegetables.

  • Simmer gently again for further 2 hours.

  • Remove from heat and strain the soup into another large pot or bowl with a sieve lined with kitchen paper towel. *10

  • The broth should be reduced to about 10cups/2.5L *11

  • Use straight away for ramen soup or store in the fridge or freezer. *12

Shio Tare

  • Combine all ingredients and stir to dissolve the salt.

  • Place 2.5 tbsp of combined shio tare in a ramen bowl.

  • Pour 2 cups/500ml of ramen broth into the ramen bowl and stir all together.

Shoyu Tare

  • Place 3 tbsp shoyu tare in a ramen bowl.

  • Pour 2 cups/500ml of ramen broth into the ramen bowl and stir all together.

Miso Tare

  • Place all ingredients in a small container. Beat all ingredients with a stick blender or food processor until it become creamy.

  • Transfer the mixture into a small saucepan and cook over low heat for about 3 minutes.

  • Keep stirring constantly to avoid it burning.

  • Turn the heat off and add miso paste. Combine all together well. *13

  • Place 2 tbsp of miso tare in a ramen bowl. Pour 2 cups/500ml ramen broth.

  • Stir well to dissolve the miso tare into ramen broth.

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Notes

*1 You can buy this from butchers. If you can not get this ingredient, about 15 chicken wings, weighs about 50 Ounce/ 1.5kg

*2 Use 1/4 cup of dashi stock set the night before (overnight dashi stock).

*3 If you don’t have sake, substitute with Chinese wine or dry sherry.

*4 If you don’t have mirin, substitute with 1 tbsp of Sake and 1 tsp of sugar.

*5 See Chashu recipe here. Strain the sauce and place it in a saucepan over low heat and reduce to half.

*6 This needs to be set a night before you make the ramen broth.

*7 If you would like to use a slow cooker, place everything at this point and set it for 8 hours on low.

*8 Needs to be just simmering. If the ingredients move around, the soup becomes cloudy. So when you remove the scum off the top, do not move ingredients around.

*9 Do not place the lid on otherwise the soup becomes gamey. If you don’t have dashi stock ingredients, strain the chicken with a kitchen paper towel lined sieve. This is already delicious chicken broth and can be used for ramen noodle soup.

*10 Do not discard the chicken and shiitake mushrooms. Remove meat off the bone and use them for fried rice, soup etc. Same as for the mushrooms – can be used for miso soup, and stir fry etc.

*11 The recipe makes about 5 ramen bowls of broth. You need about 2 cups/500ml broth to make one ramen bowl.

*12 Divide into one portion (2cups/500ml) in ziplock bags and keep in the fridge for 2 days and in the freezer for a month.

*13 The recipe makes about 1 cup of miso tare. It will keep about 2 weeks in fridge.

*14 Miso paste recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg

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FAQs

How do you make ramen broth more flavorful? ›

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  2. Peanut Butter. ...
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  6. Miso Paste. ...
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  8. Eggs.
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How do you add richness to ramen? ›

Sesame Oil - Use toasted sesame oil as a finishing oil for your ramen. Its rich and nutty flavor will elevate your noodles. Chili Oil - If you love a little heat, add in a few spoons of chili oil or chili crunch. Oyster Sauce - This thick, rich sauce will add some super savory flavors.

How do you add depth of flavor to ramen? ›

Seaweed and scallions add both crunch and flavors. Fried garlic and sesame oil or seeds also bring big flavors and crunchy elements. In ramen, garnish is not just decoration but adds even more depth and texture.

What gives ramen broth its flavor? ›

Soy is used to flavor the ramen broth and this gives the broth a deep, complex, and highly umami flavor. Shoyu broth is beautifully comforting. It's often a clear brown color and isn't as heavy as tonkatsu or as dark as miso, but does have more depth to it than Shio ramen. Shoyu ramen is often seen in Tokyo.

What is the tastiest ramen broth? ›

The most widely recognized and celebrated broth worldwide these days is tonkotsu, a boiled pork bone broth. The best tonkotsu broths are a milky, golden color and leave a sticky sheen of gelatin on your lips as you slurp them.

How to make instant ramen broth richer? ›

"I love this because it's fast, easy, and delicious." You can poach an egg directly in the ramen as it cooks, or whisk the egg in while cooking to create a rich, creamy broth.

What is Kylie Jenner's ramen recipe? ›

You just cook your ramen like normally, then just beat up an egg, add it to your noodles with some garlic powder, the seasoning packet that came with your noodles, and a stick of butter. Give it a little stir for a minute. Little confession.

Can you put Worcestershire sauce in ramen? ›

Want to add some rich, sweet depth to your broth? A dollop of hoisin sauce or oyster sauce will do the trick, or add a touch of tomato paste. For a bit of salty richness, you could add a splash of soy sauce or even Worcestershire.

What makes ramen so flavorful? ›

Broth: A good bowl of ramen begins with a hearty, flavorful broth. Most broths begin with a combination of Japanese soup stock, or “dashi,” and chicken or pork stock. Each ramen chef uses a different “tare,” or flavoring base, that they add to each bowl of broth before serving.

How to get creamy ramen broth? ›

Keeping the broth at a low, rolling boil ensures that the released fat and particulate matter emulsifies in the broth, which makes the broth opaque and creamy.

Can you crack an egg into ramen? ›

If you want to add a poached egg to Ramen, start by boiling your Ramen in 2 cups of water for 90 seconds. Then, stir in your seasonings and crack a raw egg into the pot of water. Place a lid on the pot, turn off the heat, and let it sit for 2 minutes to cook the egg and finish the noodles.

How to add depth to ramen broth? ›

Of course you'll add pork shoulder to the mix, but a whole host of other ingredients will give you the depth and nuance you're looking for: chicken necks, spareribs, scallions, carrots, garlic, ginger, and bonito flakes. Don't cut corners here or you'll end up with a stock that's two notes: salty and fatty.

What sauce to add to ramen to make it better? ›

Sweet
  1. Hoisin sauce.
  2. Kecap Manis (Indonesian Soy Sauce)
  3. Brown Sugar.
  4. Banchun's Original Japanese BBQ Sauce.
  5. Mirin (Sweet Japanese Cooking Wine)
Apr 9, 2024

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