Ramen-licious
One of the things I love about Ramen -- besides the whole 10-for-a-dollar bit -- is that it makes a perfect base for almost any leftovers. When my sister and I were teenagers, we'd cooked chopped bacon, throw in a handful leftover veggies from the previous night's dinner (or frozen veggies -- string beans, spinach, and corn worked particularly well), cook the ramen soup in the same pan and then top it all off with a spoonful of tomato sauce (we're Italian, so there was always tomato sauce in the fridge).
My favorite way to do ramen now is simply to make the soup like normal, then beat an egg into it, along with a little sesame oil, some hot sauce, and some seaweed flakes or rice seasoning. If there is leftover meat hanging around, that goes in as well. It's quick, satisfying and yes, delicious. This also works with instant udon noodles, a new cheapie fave of mine. It's been a long time since college, but there is still always ramen in my house.
One more thing -- for a super fast and easy lunch at work if you have one of those office water coolers wtih the Hot tap. Bust up the ramen noodles and put them in a tall, quart size tupperware -- like the kind you get when you order Chinese food. Add the soup base mix and pour boiling water on top. Then just let it sit there on on your desk, covered, for 10 minutes or so. Shake or stir. Eat. If you have a good insulated lunchbox, you can even prep it at home and just let it sit in the lunchbox until it's time to eat. It won't be super hot anymore, but it should still be warm enough to satisfy.
My favorite way to do ramen now is simply to make the soup like normal, then beat an egg into it, along with a little sesame oil, some hot sauce, and some seaweed flakes or rice seasoning. If there is leftover meat hanging around, that goes in as well. It's quick, satisfying and yes, delicious. This also works with instant udon noodles, a new cheapie fave of mine. It's been a long time since college, but there is still always ramen in my house.
One more thing -- for a super fast and easy lunch at work if you have one of those office water coolers wtih the Hot tap. Bust up the ramen noodles and put them in a tall, quart size tupperware -- like the kind you get when you order Chinese food. Add the soup base mix and pour boiling water on top. Then just let it sit there on on your desk, covered, for 10 minutes or so. Shake or stir. Eat. If you have a good insulated lunchbox, you can even prep it at home and just let it sit in the lunchbox until it's time to eat. It won't be super hot anymore, but it should still be warm enough to satisfy.