ramen recipes

[juldea]

Apparently the idea of a "new way to cook Ramen" is of major interest to some people, so I thought I'd share my differing methods here. I don't promise that any of this will be new to you. ;)

My method:

Fill small pot with a couple inches of water. Boil water. Add seasoning packet. Add block of Ramen noodles, whole. Cook for however long it takes before the noodles are done. (I haven't measured these things in a long while!) When done, get a small plate, and fork noodles out of broth onto plate. Eat noodles. Then get a spoon, get pot of broth, and eat broth like soup out of the pot. Wash dishes.

Kevin's method:

Fill small pot with a couple inches of water, but less than I'm used to. While still in bag, crunch up Ramen brick into tiny pieces (putting the heel of your palm against the bag against the side of the counter works well). Open bag, take out seasoning packet, and pour little ramen bits into water. Boil. Cook for a lot less time than if the noodles were added after boiling. When done, drain water. Transfer noodles to a plate or bowl. Then take seasoning packet and sprinkle over cooked noodles. This gives a much, much stronger flavor than my method. It is also incredibly salty.

Last night:

I cooked the noodles in the Kevin style, broken up and added to water before boiling, but adding the Julia style of putting the seasoning packet in the boiling water with them. While they were boiling, I oiled (well, cooking spray) a frying pan and added a handful of stir-fry vegetable mix and a small amount of crumbled (because I can't get it to stay together) tofu. Make sure you keep these things moving while stir-frying if you're not going to add lots of oil, or they'll stick. I drained the pot of cooked noodles and then dumped it in the stir-fry pan as well. I added stir-fry sauce (as it is labelled) and mixed it all up. Then I transferred it all to a plate and had a very delicious, quick, and healthy dinner! :)

Comments

[tpau]

and yet noneofhtese methods is what is on the pakcet... boil 2 cups water. add crunched up noodles. boil for 3 minutes. turn off heat. add packet. stir. placein bowl. eat like oup with noodles...

[juldea.livejournal.com]

What can I say, I'm definitely not lawful alignment...! :)

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

I always cook the noodles the way the packet says to cook them, but without the seasoning packet. When they're done, I drain the water and dump the noodles onto a plate. I make stir-fry in another pan (usually using cubed tempeh instead of tofu) and dump it on top of the noodles. Mmmm.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

I've never used tempeh... I don't think I've even ever had it. Where would I find it, and how do I use it?

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

Tempeh is a lot more meaty than tofu. You can find it at a health food store, and I like to marinate it and put it in stir-fry.

[caltren.livejournal.com]

Actually, if I think about it, a healthier way would be if:

1. Crunch up the noodles while in bag.
2. Start stir-frying veggies, seasoning how you wish.
3. Add noodles directly to the veggies while they're cooking (the liquid the veggies give up during stir-fry will be absorbed by the noodles and make them interesting).
4. Discard seasoning packet, which is very very sodium-rich in favour of more healthy seasonings in the stir-fry.

The time at which you add the noodles should depend upon how crunchy you wish the noodles to be. Right at the end will have them quite crunchy for a bit (until they absorb liquid on the plate). Toward the beginning will have them go to their normal texture.

[caltren.livejournal.com]

Note the side benefit of even less to clean up. *grin*

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe I stir-fry wrong, but there's definitely not enough liquid to soak into noodles. It's mainly oily, that's all.

salt

[isaiahblake.livejournal.com]

Note that part of the reason I cook ramen the way I do is because I want to ingest as much of the salt as possible.

I have phenomenally low blood-pressure, so I need lots and lots of salt unless I want to spontaneously pass out.

[goldbug.livejournal.com]

did i not ever instruct you on how to cook tofu?