How to make "Honke Daiichi Asahi" Asahi-Ramen

Introduction

This is an introduction to a recipe that recreates the Asahi-style Ramen of Honke Daiichi Asahi, a representative ramen shop in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Honke Daiichi Asahi 's Asahi-style Ramen is characterized by a soup based on flavorful Shoyu and rich pork bone broth, giving it a nostalgic taste.
This is a recipe that uses commercial Ramen soup to easily recreate the taste of Honke Daiichi Asahi 's Asahi-style Ramen.

How to make "Honke Daiichi Asahi" Asahi-style Ramen

Ingredients for Honke Daiichi Asahi

・Water…10ℓ
・Pork knuckles...2kg
・ [Commercial Use] Pork Clear Soup (CP-BC6)... 2kg
・ Onion...500g
・Back fat...1kg

How to make Honke Daiichi Asahi

1. Boil the knuckles in boiling water for 2-3 minutes to Blood removal, then immediately remove and rinse under running water.
2. Place the drained blood knuckles in a pot and cook over medium heat for 5 hours.
3. By carefully removing the scum that appears during the process, you can reduce strange odors and unpleasant flavors.
4. Cook while breaking down the bones, and if the soup Evaporation and reduces during cooking, add water to make up for the loss and return it to the original amount.
5. Once the bones have been broken down, reduce the heat to low and cook until the base of the flavor is achieved. [For commercial use] Add frozen pork clear soup (CP-BC6) and dissolve over low heat.
6. Once the frozen soup has thawed and the flavors have blended well, the soup is ready.

History and origins

Founded in 1956, Honke Daiichi Asahi is located in front of Kyoto Station and, together with the neighboring Shinpuku Saikan, is said to be Ramen holy place for Kyoto Ramen. People from the station, the market, taxi drivers, and everyone else line up at this Ramen from 5:30 AM until 2 AM, and the restaurant makes 1,000 bowls of Ramen a day, and on busy days, as many as 1,500. It is said that founder Taguchi Yuji set up the Ramen with someone who learned how to make Ramen in China during the war, and the restaurant originally started out as a Western-style restaurant called Asahi Shokudo in 1953. It uses the same noodle factory and Shoyu as the neighboring Shinpuku Saikan, and as Taguchi was the owner of the land in the first place, it is said that the two restaurants may have had a connection.
In 1971, a branch opened in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and Ramen here has been passed down as a Kobe flavor. Furthermore, it is said that there are nine "Daiichi Asahi" Ramen chains with branches in Tottori, Aichi, and Tokyo. Ramen is characterized by its sweet flavor, thanks to the generous use of Onion, and the restaurant's atmosphere is also cool.

Store Information

• Store name: Honke Daiichi Asahi Main Store
• Address: 845 Higashishiokoji Mukaihatacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
• 営業：6:00～翌1:00
• Closed: Thursdays

*Business hours and holidays may change, so please check with the store before visiting.

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Precautions

*Created by Nishio Ryoichi as an homage to "Honke Daiichi Asahi."

*This recipe is for reference only. It aims to have a similar taste, but may differ from the authentic "Honke Daiichi Asahi" recipe.

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