Executive Chef Nick Pelliccione's BC Forestea Ramen
COOKING WITH TEA
Executive Chef Nick Pelliccione's BC Forestea Ramen
TEALEAVES flew to New York and got to know the very charismatic Chef Nick Pelliccione over a cup of tea.
Executive Chef Nick Pelliccione's BC Forestea Ramen
“I wanted to not do a desert. I feel like for a lot of people, it’s very easy to do a dessert with tea, and I wanted to do something different. [TEALEAVES has] the very good BC Forestea and it smells like smoked salmon. So, right there, you think fish, smokey fish, and for whatever reason, ramen popped into my head where they use bonito which is shaved smoked fish which has been fermented, Seemed like a good fit, a yummy sort of smokey deal, and it turned out really good! Ramen’s a very classic traditional thing that has tons of tradition steeped into it. [This is] my version, so don’t kill me because I’m sure it’s not the right way to do it!”
Let Chef Nick’s character and delicious smokey ramen warm you up over the chilly holiday season!
Servings: 1
Keywords: Main Course, Ramen
- Prep Time: 9 hours 0 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 9 hours 5 mins
Ingredients
BC Forestea Ramen Broth
- 6 Quarts Water
- 1 Oz. Konbu
- 3 Cups Dried Shiitakes
- 2 Whole Chicken (cut into 8 pieces each)
- 5 Lbs. Pork Bones (roasted)
- ½ Lb. Bacon
- ¼ Cup Bonito Flakes
- 2 Tbsp. TEALEAVES BC Forestea
- 1 Bunch Chopped Scallions
- 1 Onion (quartered)
- 2 Carrots (chopped)
BC Forestea Ramen
- 8 Oz. Ramen Broth (see recipe)
- 1 Oz. Ramen Seasoning
- Cooked Ramen Noodles
- 2 Slices Pork Belly
- 1 Marinated Egg
- 1 Oz. Pickled Bamboo Shoots
- 1 Piece Nori
- Chopped Scallions
Instructions
BC Forestea Ramen Broth
- Rinse konbu and mushrooms (keep separate).
- Combine water and konbu and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove konbu and add shiitakes and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove mushrooms and add chicken and cook for 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken and add pork bones, bacon and bonito and simmer for at least 7 hours, replenishing water for the first 6 hours.
- Add the vegetables, tea and bonito during the last hour of cooking.
BC Forestea Ramen
- Cook noodles in salted, boiling water for about 4 minutes.
- Put noodles in bowl and pour 8 oz of broth over them.
- Garnish accordingly.
Notes from Executive Chef Nick Pelliccione on his recipe:
“From a very young age, I grew up in a very food-forward household and one of my earliest memories is cooking with my mom. Christmas Eve was always the big dinner for my family and I would do a lot of helping with that. The kitchen was the focal point of the house: my uncle was a chef and my mother cooked all the time, my grandmother and even my extended family cooked a lot and everything revolved around food. I picked it up, I happened to be good at it, I liked to eat–it just seemed like a natural progression to do it for a living.”
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