Roasted Turkey Ramen

Directions

• Make the base stock: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub the chicken backs and necks with olive oil to coat. Season liberally with salt and pepper and arrange in a single layer on 2 sheet pans. Roast for 40 minutes, until golden brown.
• Transfer the contents of both sheet pans — chicken pieces, rendered fat and crispy bits — into a 16-quart stock pot. Use a spatula to scrape up all the drippings. Pour in enough water to cover the chicken by 4 inches. Add the apple cider vinegar and bring to a heavy boil. Continue boiling over high for 2 hours or reduce the heat to low and simmer for 12 hours, breaking up the chicken pieces intermittently with a wooden spoon, until the backs and necks are very soft, completely clean and broken apart.
• Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve, using a large wooden pestle or spoon to press out the fat from the meat, bone and cartilage. The solids should be almost dry when you are finished. Discard the solids and set the base stock aside; you should have 6 cups.
• Make the turkey stock: Take the turkey carcass and pick off the meat, using a knife or your hands. Refrigerate the picked or sliced meat. Separate the breast plate from the spinal column and remove the thigh and leg bones. The turkey carcass pieces do not need to be roasted again. If using additional chicken or turkey necks, roast them: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat the necks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on a sheet pan. Roast until golden brown.
• Pour the base stock into a 16-quart stock pot. Submerge the turkey carcass pieces in the stock and add the additional roasted necks and drippings from the sheet pans (if using). If the stock does not cover all the pieces completely, add water until covered. Add 1 teaspoon salt and the apple cider vinegar and bring to a heavy boil. Continue boiling over high for 2 hours or reduce the heat to low and simmer for 12 hours, breaking up the turkey pieces intermittently with a wooden spoon. When finished, it should be opaque and have a silky viscosity that feels slippery on your tongue when you taste it.
• Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve, using a large wooden pestle or spoon to press out the fat from the remaining meat, bone and cartilage. Discard the pressed material. Taste the broth: It should be rich, smooth and salty. Add salt to taste if needed. Pour the broth back into the pot and keep over low heat.
• Make the ramen: In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium. Add the garlic and shallot and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring often, for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the salt and pepper and continue cooking until the mushrooms begin to sweat, then add the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms start to absorb liquid again. Set aside.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, carefully lower the eggs into the pot. Leave uncovered. Set a timer for 6 minutes. Fill a bowl with an ice and water. When the timer goes off, transfer the eggs immediately to the ice bath and let sit for 2 minutes. Drain the eggs, then peel and set aside.
• Return the large saucepan of water to a boil and cook the ramen noodles according to package instructions. Drain and divide among 6 to 8 bowls. Add the sautéed mushrooms and reserved turkey meat to each bowl. Slice each boiled egg in half — the yolks should be slightly runny — and apportion two halves to each serving. Ladle the hot turkey broth over everything in each bowl. Sprinkle the scallions over the top and serve with soy sauce and sriracha on the table.

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