Spin-off: How do you prepare Ramen?

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I don't eat them. I can't.

But my guys boil the noodles along with a handful of frozen corn, cut up carrot and a can of chicken breast. Feels more like a meal to them.

Carbs on carbs? Cheap and easy? Dinty Moore beef stew over rice.

 

[wenrob]

I had a HORRIBLE flu for like two weeks that wouldn't go away. I was STARVING and the only thing that I could actually taste was the spicy lime flavor(with extra lime). I started putting cooked elbow noodles in it to make it more substantial of a meal.

Speaking of "carbs on carbs" my grandfather makes chicken and dumplings and serves them over mashed potatoes

I put potatoes in my chicken and dumplings. Carb overload for sure but it's damn tasty. You usually have to roll us away from the table after chicken and dumplings.

 

[tzolkin]

We hadn't had them since college, but with a few teenagers in the house it's now something we have on hand all the time.

They usually just cook them on the stovetop or microwave and season with the packet.

If we need a quick meal, we will occasionally cook up a load of vegetables (like stir fry) and then serve over ramen noodles instead of rice.

DH likes ramen with crunchy peanut butter, hot sauce, and soy sauce (sometimes some additional spices). It sounded a bit weird, but I think it actually tastes really good. Here's a video of a similar preparation:

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Carbs on carbs happens to be my favorite meal. Sometimes I like to season it with carbs and then eat it over a bed of carbs, served with a side of carbs and finished with a carb garnish. Mmmm...carbs.

 

[Goofy_Disney_Dad]

Carbs on carbs happens to be my favorite meal. Sometimes I like to season it with carbs and then eat it over a bed of carbs, served with a side of carbs and finished with a carb garnish. Mmmm...carbs.

 

[Rhie]

What do you mean by "ramen"? Most think instant noodles, but there's really good stuff that's not instant noodles.

That's true. I guess I should say instant ramen - though if people have recipes for the good stuff that would be welcome too. I like it all really. I had the best time in a ramen restaurant in Canada with friends a few years ago.

 

[bcla]

That's true. I guess I should say instant ramen - though if people have recipes for the good stuff that would be welcome too. I like it all really. I had the best time in a ramen restaurant in Canada with friends a few years ago.

Yeah - there's this image of the starving college student surviving off of packages of Top Ramen and a hot plate. I think we can thank Momofuku Ando for this. They're definitely boring when just served with the soup base, but it can get interesting (and expensive) with added touches.

I've been to some Thai restaurants that use cooked instant noodles as the base for a noodle dish. It becomes completely different once drained and stir fried in a sauce.

I guess some of the most famous places that serves traditional ramen is the Momofuku restaurants owned by David Chang. He said that it was partly named after Ando.

Here's a web page with ideas:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/...t-noodles-japanese-what-to-do-with-ramen.html

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Marunchen (sp?) chicken ramen is my guilty pleasure! But the sodium will kill ya so I have it about once a year and savor every bite. I'm pretty sure the stuff never expires/goes "bad". I DO NOT break the packet, boil the noodles on the stove until they begin to separate, remove from heat, add the flavor packet (aka salt city), mix and drain the majority of the liquid so it's just al dente noodles and very little juice. YUM!!!

 

[pryncess527]

I leave the whole block intact. Add water until JUST covered, microwave for 3 min, let them sit for another min or so, add the whole salty packet and enjoy. I only eat the chicken flavor.

I haven't eaten Ramen since I was a sophomore in college, but when I did, this was my method.

 

[dennis99ss]

boil in the intact square, put in spice packet, drain water, put in bowl, cover with a can of wolf brand chili. Only meal you need all day. lol

 

[bcla]

Marunchen (sp?) chicken ramen is my guilty pleasure! But the sodium will kill ya so I have it about once a year and savor every bite. I'm pretty sure the stuff never expires/goes "bad". I DO NOT break the packet, boil the noodles on the stove until they begin to separate, remove from heat, add the flavor packet (aka salt city), mix and drain the majority of the liquid so it's just al dente noodles and very little juice. YUM!!!

It's got a shelf life, although it's pretty long. The flash frying process removes water. There are certain kinds of wet instant noodles, but they have to be in hermetically sealed pouches for any reasonable shelf life. Dry instant noodles aren't really all that healthy though. The oil is pretty nasty.

Personally, I find Korean brands of instant noodles better. Nongshim is the biggest name.

 

[dhardawa]

I eat the noodles dry and throw away the packet. Just pick up a square and chomp into it. They're delicious!

 

[MataHari22]

I rarely ever eat them anymore, they are too salty for me, but I basically do chef Choi's version. Except, I also poach my egg in there. I don't like just a raw egg in there.