Authentic Hokkaido Miso Ramen

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Experience the rich and comforting flavors of Hokkaido miso ramen, featuring savory garlic-scented stir-fried vegetables, thick bone broth, and rich miso paste.

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Hokkaido miso ramen hails from northern Japan, where rich, warming broths are essential for cold winters. Built on a foundation of savory bone broth, aromatic garlic oil, and deeply flavorful miso paste, it is traditionally finished with sweet corn, a pat of butter, and tender chashu pork.

A steaming bowl of Hokkaido miso ramen topped with sliced chashu, soft-boiled egg, corn, butter, seaweed, and vegetables.
A steaming bowl of Hokkaido miso ramen topped with sliced chashu, soft-boiled egg, corn, butter, seaweed, and vegetables.
Prep15 mins
Cook15 mins
Total30 mins
Yield1 bowl
DifficultyMedium
Calories750 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1Slice Chashu Pork
    A rolled piece of cooked chashu pork belly being sliced with a knife on a wooden cutting board.

    Place the cooked chashu pork belly on a wooden cutting board and slice it evenly into portions.

    Tip: Ensure the knife is sharp to get clean, uniform slices.
  2. 2Add Garlic Oil to Pan
    Garlic oil being poured into a metal pot sitting on an active gas burner stove.

    Place a pot or pan on the stove over heat, and pour in a portion of garlic oil to start cooking.

    Tip: Heat the oil gently to release the full aroma of the garlic.
  3. 3Stir-Fry Vegetables with Aromatics
    Cabbage and bean sprouts being stir-fried inside a stainless steel pan over a gas flame.

    Add a small amount of cabbage and bean sprouts into the hot pan with garlic oil, season with a little salt and pepper, and stir-fry until fragrant.

    Tip: Stir-fry quickly over medium-high heat so the vegetables stay crisp-tender.
  4. 4Prepare Miso Soup Base
    Boiling water being poured into a simmering pot of thick bone broth, creating bubbles.

    Bring a serving of thick bone broth to a boil, then add an equal amount of boiling water to dilute and adjust the soup base.

    Tip: Mixing the rich bone broth with boiling water helps create the right consistency for ramen soup.
  5. 5Dissolve Miso Paste
    A red spatula holding a scoop of dark miso paste above a pot of bubbling white soup broth.

    Add the measured miso paste into the boiling soup base and stir thoroughly until fully dissolved and smooth.

    Tip: Use about 50-60cc of miso paste per 300cc serving of noodle soup for optimal flavor.
  6. 6Simmer Wakame and Vegetables
    Wakame seaweed and vegetables simmering inside the pot under a clear lid with a gloved hand holding the handle.

    Add some wakame seaweed and return the pre-cooked stir-fried vegetables back into the miso soup to simmer together.

    Tip: Letting the vegetables simmer briefly in the miso broth allows them to absorb the savory flavors.
  7. 7Add cooked noodles to the bowl
    Cooked yellow noodles being transferred from a strainer into a white patterned bowl.

    Take the cooked medium-thick noodles and transfer them from the strainer directly into the serving bowl containing the seasoning base.

    Tip: Gently shake off excess water before placing the noodles into the bowl.
  8. 8Pour miso soup over the noodles
    Rich brown miso soup being poured from a pan over noodles inside a serving bowl.

    Pour the hot, rich miso-flavored soup directly over the noodles in the bowl, ensuring the broth coats every strand.

    Tip: Pour slowly to keep the noodles neatly arranged.
  9. 9Assemble Ramen Toppings
    A bowl of ramen featuring noodles, broth, chashu pork, and mixed vegetables.

    Place the simmered vegetables, a slice of chashu, soft-boiled egg, corn, butter, green onions, and seaweed onto the noodles and broth, then torch the butter.

    Tip: Arrange the ingredients neatly to create a traditional ramen presentation.

Storage & Reheating

Refrigerator
1-2 days
Store broth and noodles in separate airtight containers to prevent the noodles from absorbing all the liquid.
Reheating
5 min
Bring the miso soup base to a gentle simmer on the stovetop before combining with freshly boiled noodles and toppings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Medium-thick, wavy yellow noodles are traditionally used for miso ramen because they hold onto the thick, robust broth much better than thin straight noodles.
Adding a pat of butter is a classic Hokkaido style tradition that cuts through the saltiness of the miso and adds a rich, velvety creaminess to the soup.
Thick bone broth provides the necessary body and collagen for a rich soup base, but you can enhance lighter broths with a touch of pork fat or chicken stock concentrate.
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