What can I do to instant ramen to make them less boring?

Question

I know it's totally unhealthy for me but I'm obsessed with this stuff... plus it's cheap. How can I spice instant ramen up? I was thinking about cracking an egg into it... any other ideas?

Answer 1

powered ginger, and sesame oil yum!

Answer 2

I haven't really eaten them much since uni, but I think the trick is in the way you cook them. Boil them in water until they're almost done, then tip out all the water except the last couple of tablespoons *then* add the spice and keep it on heat for a few more seconds.

I have made a carbonara pasta with them in the past. Start by frying some tiny chopped cubes of pancetta (bacon will do, but pancetta is better). Boil two packets (throw out the flavor packets) until the noodles are just going soft then drain the water and add some chicken stock, or better yet a stronger reduction like consume. In the mean-time chop up some flat-leaf parsley. When the noodles are al-dente (i.e. just ok to eat, but still firm between the teeth) remove them from the heat add an egg yolk and the pancetta and mix it in well. The heat from the noodles will thicken the yolk into a sauce without curdling it. Mix the flat-leaf parsley through the noodles along with salt and a tablespoon of white truffle oil for a wonderful aroma (olive oil is an ok alternative, but nowhere near as good). Serve on a warm plate and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and black pepper.

If you're feeling adventurous then add less salt and instead add a small dollop of caviar on top (the cheaper version) along with a teaspoon of creme fraiche or sour cream.

Garnish with a sprig of parsley.

Answer 3

Ahhhh...Ramen....the food of the Gods...and the staple of starving students everywhere! Here are some ideas for that soup of yours:

1. Add some rice wine vinegar and chili sauce to give that "hot and sour" quality. Stir in a beaten egg to create the "web" as well as tofu.
2. Add chopped green onion and red pepper flakes
3. Spam anyone? In Hawaii Spam and Ramen are big ticket items. Cube spam and add to your broth along with bean sprouts and cubed tofu.
4. Make the noodles by themselves and add parmesan and olive oil.
5. Add lemon grass, a slice of ginger, mushrooms, and shrimp for a Tom Yum effect.
6. Shrimp or sliced chicken is good.
7. Cooked sweet potato cubes plus roasted pork.
8. Add coconut milk and lemon grass, ginger, and red pepper flakes for a spicy thai coconut soup.
9. Ahi tuna, sashimi style with fresh ground pepper, a hint of wasabi powder, and lime juice.
10. Cubes of beef and sliced tomato for beefy tomato chow mein.

Answer 4

What I do to jazz them up is add sauteed shrimp. I sautee the shrimp in butter, garlic and pepper. You can add Old Bay if you like. Once they are cooked I add the shrimp and sauce to the noodles along with the packet that comes in the noodles. It only taste good with Shrimp, Oriental and Chicken flavor

Answer 5

while the water is boiling.. I add 1/2 cup of frozen mixed veggies, and chop up a hotdog in it.. or add an egg and stir it around... then add the noodles at the end.. drain slightly, add spice packets and eat as normal

Answer 6

hmmm...you can put raw ramen over salad; obviously not the whole package but some of it; and you can also put in chunks of chicken and stuff like that

Answer 7

sometimes i'll cook the noodles, drain them, then add spaghetti sauce.
and other times i'll add a bouillen cube while they're cooking. then use more water and spice it up. (i'll add garlic salt, seasoning salt, italian seasoning, onion powder, and soy sauce.)

Answer 8

stir fry a chicken breast and some veges with soy sauce or sauce of your choice then mx in the cooked noodles.

Answer 9

We buy a package of pre-cooked Roast beef in gravy. And add chunks of roast and gravy... MMMM...