Ramen Noodle Soup

Name: Ramen Noodle Soup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 8 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 large onion, chopped; 8 thin slices ginger; 1 pound sliced bacon; 4 pounds chicken wings; 12 dried shiitake mushrooms, rinsed; 12 scallions, white and light green parts, chopped; 1/4 cup sake or dry sherry; 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce; Kosher salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon white peppercorns; 8 3-to-5-ounce packages dry or vacuum-packed ramen noodles (flavor packets discarded); Assorted toppings (see below)