Anime-Style Ramen with Marinated Egg and Pork

1. 1 Egg noodlespack 400 g ≈ $2.50 58 g
2. 2 All-purpose seasoning 3 g
3. 3 Miso pasteNot in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 12 g
4. 4 Soy sauce 23 ml
5. 5 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 4 g
6. 6 Fresh ginger≈ $8.00 per kg 5 g
7. 7 Pork bellypack 600 g ≈ $4.50 72 g
8. 8 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.89 0.7 pcs
9. 9 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 10 g
10. 10 Nori seaweed 1 g
11. 11 Canned sweet cornpack 340 g ≈ $1.00 29 g
12. 12 Sunflower oil 3 ml

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Boil an egg¹ for 6–7 minutes, cool it, and peel it.

2. Marinate the egg¹ in half a cup of soy sauce for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Cut pork⁷ belly into slices and sear in oil for 4–5 minutes until browned.

4. Sauté garlic⁵ and ginger in a pot for 1 minute.

5. Add 450 ml of water, bouillon cube, miso paste, and the remaining soy sauce.

6. Simmer the broth for 5 minutes, then cook the noodles until tender.

7. Transfer the noodles and broth to a bowl, adding pork⁷, egg¹, corn, nori, and green⁹ onions.