Ramen....there's nothing else

Ok so we all know about ramen noodles.....they are like $.15/pack and they come with the salty packets of flavoring like beef, chicken, creamy chicken(ewww) and shrimp are the the only ones they I can remember. Anyways to my point I had legit ramen noodles at this awesome place in Seattle, in Uwijimaya, in China town.....and I swear I saw the heavens open and an angel float down and bless my food. It was salty, thick, rich, brothy(not a word), porky goodness in a bowl with lime, cilantro and jalapeños. Ahhhhh sweet mana from heaven.....ok well this morning whilst in my bed that bowl of pure perfection came to my mind and I got out my bed woke up the minion and bribed her to go to Kroger with me. And all I can say is......WORTH IT!!! Go now stop what your doing and get the things you need to make this....HOLD UP, did I mention that this broth is made in the crockpot...CROCKPOT!!! ENJOY!!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-3 pounds pork shoulder roast bone in
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup + 2-4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup + 2-4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons thai red curry paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon sambal oelek (chili paste) 
• The juice of 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 cups wild mushrooms,
• 4 packs Ramen noodles, seasoning packets discarded
• 4 fried eggs, for serving
• sliced jalapenos, cilantro + green onions, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

Add the pork to the bowl of a crockpot. Pour the chicken broth, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup rice vinegar and fish sauce over the pork. Add the thai red curry paste, ginger, sambal oelek, juice of 1 lime, Chinese five spice powder, black pepper and 1 tablespoon brown sugar. Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 7-8 hours. 

Remove the pork from the crockpot and add the mushrooms. Cover the crockpot and put heat up to high. Shred the pork with two forks or tongs but it should fall apart by blowing on it...

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sesame oil. Once hot, add 1/2 pork to cover just the surface of your skillet, do not over crowd the skillet. Sprinkle a little brown sugar over the pork, add 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, toss. Allow the pork to caramelize, about 2 minutes. Stir and allow the pork to continue to caramelize, about 3-5 minutes total. Remove the pork from the skillet.

Add the Ramen noodles to the crockpot and allow them to cook. Once the noodles are cooked, stir in noncarmelized half of the pork. Put soup into bowls. Top with caramelized pork and an egg. Season the egg with salt and pepper, Add the jalapeños, green onions and cilantro. 

Get ready to have your face in the bowl!!