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Quick Pork and Mushroom Ramen with Kombu Dashi

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Quick Pork and Mushroom Ramen with Kombu Dashi

By @chef30

A measured prepared-broth ramen variation with roast pork, mushrooms, kombu-dashi granules and dry ramen; not a homemade tonkotsu extraction estimate.

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Ingredients

  • ●2000g Chicken broth, ready-to-serve
  • ●500g Water
  • ●4g Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules
  • ●40g Shiitake mushrooms, raw
  • ●1/4 cup Soy sauce
  • ●2 tablespoons Mirin
  • ●453.6g Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry
  • ●240g Pork loin, cooked, roasted
  • ●4 Soft boiled eggs
  • ●80g Bamboo shoots, canned, drained
  • ●1/4 cup Scallions
  • ●4 sheets Nori

Instructions

  1. 1
    Use the measured ready-to-serve broth and already-roasted pork; no pork bones are required.
  2. 2
    Combine broth, 500g water, measured kombu-dashi granules and all fresh mushrooms. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Do not strain or skim; all broth and mushrooms are served.
  3. 3
    Stir in all measured soy sauce and mirin.
  4. 4
    Cook the measured dry Hakubaku ramen according to package directions; drain plain cooking water.
  5. 5
    Divide all noodles and broth between four bowls. Top each with 60g roast pork, one soft-boiled egg and one-quarter of bamboo shoots, scallions and nori.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Japanese
Category
Soup
Preparation
19 minutes
Cooking
34 minutes

Estimated total: 53 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • boil heat: 10 min planning allowance (boil_heat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • boil heat: 10 min planning allowance (boil_heat)
  • ramen dry: 4 min planning allowance (ramen_dry)
  • assemble: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Chosen 4-minute dry-ramen planning allowance; actual package time takes precedence.
  • Replace unknown pork-bone extraction with measured prepared chicken broth; this is a new broth-style recipe, not a tonkotsu nutrient approximation.
  • USDA plain tap drinking water; unknown amount includes only documented zeros and omits nonzero sodium.
  • Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules: Ajinomoto official Hondashi Kombu Dashi label, read 2026-10-22: per 1 g, 2.2 kcal, 0.16 g protein, 0 g fat, 0.38 g carbohydrate, 0.40 g salt equivalent. Sodium calculated from salt equivalent / 2.54; fiber unreported and omitted. Exact kombu granules, not ordinary fish Hondashi, dried kelp or an inferred infusion yield. Entire measured powder is eaten. (https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/products/detail/?ProductName=hondashi_4)
  • Named Ajinomoto kombu dashi granules; sodium derived from salt equivalent / 2.54. Entire measured granules eaten; not whole-kelp extraction.
  • Replace unknown dried count with weighed fresh mushrooms, all eaten.
  • Soy sauce: USDA cup portion weight
  • Mirin: product-label volume convention (teaspoon 5 mL, tablespoon 15 mL, cup 240 mL)
  • Mirin: Kikkoman manufacturer label accessed 2026-10-22: 1 tbsp (15 mL), 50 kcal, 12 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat/protein, 5 mg sodium; fiber unreported. Chosen mirin-style cooking-seasoning reference, not hon-mirin or rice wine; formulations and alcohol content differ. No alcohol evaporation adjustment. (https://kikkomanusa.com/products/kotteri-mirin/kotteri-mirin-20-oz/)
  • Chosen Kikkoman Kotteri mirin-style sweet cooking seasoning label; not hon-mirin or rice wine, actual product varies.
  • Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry: Hakubaku manufacturer US label, read 2026-10-22: one 90 g dry bundle, 310 kcal, 9 g protein, 1 g fat, 64 g total carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 885 mg sodium. Exact named product; not fresh, instant fried ramen or seasoning. All dry-label sodium counted before cooking losses; no leaching factor invented. (https://hakubaku.com.au/product/ramen/)
  • Named Hakubaku Organic dry ramen, US label; full dry-label sodium included before boiling losses, no sodium leaching factor.
  • Replace unspecified chashu slices with measured already-roasted pork.
  • Soft boiled eggs: USDA large portion weight
  • Approximated 'soft boiled eggs' with 'Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled'.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Scallions: USDA cup, chopped portion weight
  • Nori: Eden manufacturer package label accessed 2026-10-22: 1 sheet (2.5 g), 10 kcal, 0 g fat, 1 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, 0 mg sodium. Fiber less than 1 g omitted. Chosen plain toasted nori brand; not seasoned/oiled seaweed snacks or other species. Current gallery label supersedes old 5-kcal product prose. (https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-j00trvqcfv/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/5851/37561/108980-1__27462.1787165850.jpg?c=1)
  • Nori: USDA sheet portion weight
  • First alternative plain toasted nori; Eden sheet label, not unspecified other seaweed or seasoned snacks.
  • Chicken broth, ready-to-serve: Replace unknown pork-bone extraction with measured prepared chicken broth; this is a new broth-style recipe, not a tonkotsu nutrient approximation. Original: {"item":"Pork bones","amount":"4 lbs"}. Authored: {"item":"Chicken broth, ready-to-serve","amount":"2000g"}.
  • Water: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Water","amount":"16 cups"}. Authored: {"item":"Water","amount":"500g"}.
  • Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules: Replace removed whole-kombu infusion with measured eaten kombu-dashi granules. Original: {"item":"Kombu","amount":"4 inches"}. Authored: {"item":"Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules","amount":"4g"}.
  • Shiitake mushrooms, raw: Replace unknown dried count with weighed fresh mushrooms, all eaten. Original: {"item":"Dried shiitake mushrooms","amount":"4"}. Authored: {"item":"Shiitake mushrooms, raw","amount":"40g"}.
  • Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry: Specify measured dry ramen rather than unknown fresh/noodle formulation. Original: {"item":"Ramen noodles","amount":"1 lb"}. Authored: {"item":"Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry","amount":"453.6g"}.
  • Pork loin, cooked, roasted: Replace unspecified chashu slices with measured already-roasted pork. Original: {"item":"Chashu pork","amount":"12 slices"}. Authored: {"item":"Pork loin, cooked, roasted","amount":"240g"}.
  • Bamboo shoots, canned, drained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Menma (bamboo shoots)","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Bamboo shoots, canned, drained","amount":"80g"}.
  • Nori: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Nori seaweed","amount":"4 sheets"}. Authored: {"item":"Nori","amount":"4 sheets"}.
  • Chicken broth, ready-to-serve: Replace unknown pork-bone extraction with measured prepared chicken broth; this is a new broth-style recipe, not a tonkotsu nutrient approximation. Original: {"item":"Pork bones","amount":"4 lbs"}. Authored: {"item":"Chicken broth, ready-to-serve","amount":"2000g"}.
  • Water: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Water","amount":"16 cups"}. Authored: {"item":"Water","amount":"500g"}.
  • Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules: Replace removed whole-kombu infusion with measured eaten kombu-dashi granules. Original: {"item":"Kombu","amount":"4 inches"}. Authored: {"item":"Ajinomoto Hondashi Kombu Dashi granules","amount":"4g"}.
  • Shiitake mushrooms, raw: Replace unknown dried count with weighed fresh mushrooms, all eaten. Original: {"item":"Dried shiitake mushrooms","amount":"4"}. Authored: {"item":"Shiitake mushrooms, raw","amount":"40g"}.
  • Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry: Specify measured dry ramen rather than unknown fresh/noodle formulation. Original: {"item":"Ramen noodles","amount":"1 lb"}. Authored: {"item":"Hakubaku Organic Ramen noodles, dry","amount":"453.6g"}.
  • Pork loin, cooked, roasted: Replace unspecified chashu slices with measured already-roasted pork. Original: {"item":"Chashu pork","amount":"12 slices"}. Authored: {"item":"Pork loin, cooked, roasted","amount":"240g"}.
  • Bamboo shoots, canned, drained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Menma (bamboo shoots)","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Bamboo shoots, canned, drained","amount":"80g"}.
  • Nori: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Nori seaweed","amount":"4 sheets"}. Authored: {"item":"Nori","amount":"4 sheets"}.

tonkotsu ramen · pork bone broth · noodles · kombu

Estimated nutrition per serving

639 calories · 39.7 g protein · 93.3 g carbohydrate · 9.9 g fat · 4110 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

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