Ramen Recipe:

Tonkotsu Thick Pork Bone Broth

Name: Tonkotsu Thick Pork Bone Broth
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 lb pork feet; 1 lb pork neck; 6 cup room temp water

Ramen Tonkotsu broth is made with pork bones. It is typically made unsalted and flavored with shoyu (soy sauce) seasoning when a bowl of ramen is assembled together. This recipe shows you the steps in making it from scratch.

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Tonkotsu broth base in a pot with a ladle

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