Authentic Kitakata Ramen Recipe Kitakata, Japan

Name: Kitakata ramen
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: NOODLES; 192 ml (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) water; 6g (1 tsp) salt; 6g (1 tsp) kansui; 400g (14.1 oz) Hokkaido flour; SAUCE; 120 ml (½ cup) water; 70 ml (½ cup + 2 tsp) Usukuchi (light) soy sauce; 50 ml (3 tbsp + 1 tsp) Koikuchi (dark) soy sauce; 30 ml (2 tbsp) Thai fish sauce; 20 ml (4 tsp) hon mirin; 10 ml (2 tsp) rice vinegar; 20g (0.6 oz) niboshi; 10g (2 tsp) sea salt; 1 piece rishiri kombu; CHASHU; 500g (1.1 lbs) pork belly; cooking sake, as needed; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; ginger, a slice, chopped; 15g (3 tsp) sea salt; OIL; 500g (1.1 lbs) chicken skin; ½ onion, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, sliced in half; niboshi, a handful; SOUP; 2.5 L (2.6 qt) water; 1 whole chicken; 1 onion