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Ideas for very simple improvements to instant noodles? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I pretty frequently eat Shin Ramyun noodles when I want a lazy meal, but apart from having absolutely nothing healthy in it, it also gets bland over time.

I've started cutting some spring onion and cracking an egg into it at the start, letting the egg get hard and the onion soft, in the boiling water with the noodles themselves. Do any of you have ideas to improve it further without much effort? I'd like to keep cooking times, including the ~5 minutes for the noodles themselves below 10 minutes total.

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[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

For the Shin brand specifically, I like:

  • Poached (2 minute boil) or soft boiled egg (6 minute boil)
  • Frozen edamame (cooks in the broth in the same amount of time as the noodles)
  • Fresh garlic (micro plane or mince and add to the broth towards the end of the cook)
  • Baby bok choy (if cut into individual leaves, cooks in broth in same time as noodles)
  • Shitake mushrooms (fresh, sliced, quick stir fry in the pot with butter or something to cook before adding water for the broth)
  • Kimchi (just dump on top of the finished bowl as a garnish)
  • Scallions (slice and put on finished bowl)

I usually only do one or two of these, but the point is to make it way better without actually adding to the cooking time. And the combinations of the above can work pretty well at mixing things up for a long time before getting bored.

Other ramen flavors, I sometimes add some of the above, or shredded cabbage, spinach, peas, other beans or legumes. Sometimes nori, canned corn, canned bamboo. Sometimes with the broth I'll add gelatin to thicken. For some seafood flavors I might throw in frozen shrimp. Certain flavors can go with sesame seeds.