3 crispy pork asian Recipes

pork baby back ribs* (cut apart between bones ), chicken backs or wings, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, divided, vegetable oil, dried shiitake mushrooms, qts. reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided, pork belly*, skin removed but thick layer of fat retained (ask a butcher to do this), sake, divided, kosher salt, sugar, soy sauce, quarter-size slices fresh ginger, lemongrass stalk , smashed with a mallet and cut into 3-in. pieces, kombu* (dried seaweed), about 3 by 8 in ., white (shiro ) miso, qt. (1 1/4 lbs.) peeled butternut squash pieces, chopped pickled ginger, butter , cut into pieces, fresh thin asian wheat noodles (or use 13 oz. dried ), mung bean sprouts, qt. lightly packed watercress sprigs, green onions , cut into 2-in. slivers