Tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen is a labour of love. It can take 3 or 4 days to make - although most of that is just watching a pot boil - and you might wonder why anyone would ever go to the effort.
It is actually easier than it looks, although the first time you try to do it it will probably exhaust you completely.
As one of the four main styles of ramen (shio, shoyu, miso and tonkotsu) it's important to know how it's made, even if you never attempt it yourself.
This light style of tonkotsu is the style I prefer, although you can reduce the soup base further, add chopped fat to it etc. if you prefer the thicker, fattier versions of tonkotsu that you might have tried.
This recipe is for a shio gyokai style tonkotsu, meaning that it is salt-based and contains seafood, which is why it is very light in colour.
FAQs
Adam has since built a career out of his passion for food, dividing his time between filming his new TV series Destination Flavour, traveling and writing.
Does Adam Liaw have a restaurant? ›
Adam Liaw ... the 2010 MasterChef winner, will open his izakaya-style Japanese restaurant in Surry Hills later this year. An izakaya is a relaxed pub style of dining popular in Japan for its sociable atmosphere and focus on both food and drinks.
What is Adam Liaw's cultural background? ›
Liaw was born in Penang, Malaysia, to a Malaysian Chinese father, Dr Siaw-Lin Liaw, and a Singaporean-born English mother, Dr Joyce Hill AM. He is the second of three children, with an older brother and younger sister. His family moved to Adelaide when Liaw was age 3.
Is Adam Liaw still married? ›
Adam lives in Sydney with his wife Asami and their son Christopher and daughter Anna.
What happened to Adam from Top Chef? ›
Adam Harvey, Top Chef season 12 contestant and chef-owner of Bar Salumi, may have broken that basic social contract. In May, the 33-year-old chef was arrested for alleged arborcide, and in the wake of that incident, Gothamist reports his restaurant has closed.
Did Adam Liaw win MasterChef? ›
The second series of the Australian cookery game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 19 April 2010 on Network Ten, concluding on 25 July 2010 when Adam Liaw was named the winner.
Does Adam Liaw have children? ›
In addition to their travels together, Adam cooks around the world for television series Destination Flavour, while his wife, Asami, is back and forth between here and her native Japan with the couple's two adorable children, Christopher and Anna.
What is Adam's nationality? ›
So in a time before nations, Adam and Eve held no nationality. According to the story, they would have been before the time of Jacob, who was renamed “Israel” — and it is those from Jacob's tribe that were Israelites, or the Tribe of Israel. So they weren't even of the Israelites or any other Semitic tribes.
Why did Adam Liaw migrate to Australia? ›
“They wanted somewhere that had more opportunities for their kids,” Adam says. “I think it was actually that sister city relationship that made them think 'oh, we could go to Australia' – and a few years after I was born that's where we ended up.”
What are some fun facts about Adam Liaw? ›
After his parents divorced and his mother moved to New Zealand, Liaw lived with his paternal grandmother Kwei-Eng Chew, whom he credits with a huge influence on his cooking and his life. Liaw was a child prodigy, he graduated with a double degree in Science and Law from the University of Adelaide at 21.
And an ex-lawyer. Before entering MasterChef Season 2, Adam began in general commercial practice and moved into intellectual property and media. He worked as an in-house lawyer at the Walt Disney Company's Tokyo office for seven years.
Where is the cook up filmed? ›
While The Cook Up is filmed in Sydney, Liaw's pre-pandemic adventures took him around the globe.
