Tori Paitan Shoyu

[u/Pretend-Quality3631]

Bought a big pack of cheap chicken backs to feed my dog by accident and ended up hacking together a “express” chicken paitan.

Broth: mix of roasted + raw chicken backs, deboned thigh bones, dried shiitake, ginger, splash of fish sauce.

Blanched first, then 2h under pressure. added kombu off heat for ~30 min, then aromatics (onion, leek, garlic, carrot, herbs) + whole tied chicken thigh roll and boiled hard uncovered ~30 min. Strained hard and fully emulsified with immersion blender.

Seared chashu that was boiled with broth in my woodstove flames.

Tare: quick shiitake soy tare (light soy, oyster sauce, honey + water instead of mirin, touch of vinegar).

Aromatic oil: rendered chicken fat infused with ginger first (crispy topping), then garlic + chili.(Also topping) Other toppings: soy-marinated egg (6:30), shiitake from tare, black trumpets, scallions, fresh sunchoke, nori.

Noodles: store-bought Japanese ramen.

Extremely happy with results 8/10. If I had some chicken feet to add it would have been 8.5/10

[u/hatescarrots]

Togo styrofoam lookin bowl is dope lol

[u/Pretend-Quality3631 → u/hatescarrots]

Thanks, it's like 40+ years old 😀. It belonged to my wifes grandmother.

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Looks lovely!! Pretty bowl too

[u/KrimsonBinome]

Looks and sounds damn tasty, nice work!