How to: Instant Ramen

By Tran Nguyen

So you’re hungry, lazy, and cheap:

There has never been a more perfect food for you in this instance than instant ramen.

It’s easy, quick, filling and delicious.

There’s also methods of spicing up your instant ramen regimen to add some nutrients as well as finding other delectable brands.

OG Instant Ramen

Being the most familiar instant ramen brands of America, these are the most popular brands to us for their easy accessibility, value, and simplicity.Instructions are no more than three steps and these packages says they’ll cook in three minutes.

Three Easy Steps

Step One:Boil two cups of water in a saucepan on the stove.

Step Two:Add noodles and the flavor packet; stir, and turn off the heat.

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Step Three:Serve immediately for best results however you like it and enjoy!

Add EmbellishmentsIf you can afford to get them in the first place…because why else would you be

eating ramen?

Eggs

Cook an egg in the ramen broth however you prefer it.

• Sunnyside up• Crack the egg in the broth towards the end of noodle cooking

• Scrambled/Egg drop style• Crack the egg in after you’ve stirred in your noddles and flavoring since this

doesn’t need as much time to cook and scramble the eggs around with your preferred utensil(chopsticks or fork is you’re an amateur)

• Soft Boiled

Soft boiled eggshttp://www.justonecookbook.com/how_to/how-to-make-soft-boiled-egg-hanjuku-tamago/

1. Bring water to a boil on medium heat

2. Gently put the eggs in

3. Leave them in for 6.5 minutes(for a runny yolk) to 9 minutes(for a soft but mostly solidified yolk).

1. Optional: Rotate the egg a few times while they’re in the water to make sure the the yolk is in the middle.

4. Soak the eggs in iced water for three minutes

5. Peel the shell very carefully since these eggs will be very soft.

6. Put it on the side until you make your ramen, cut in half and enjoy!

Add vegetables so you don’t feel so bad in taking 890mg of sodium

Examples: • Onion• Kimchi• Bok choy• Cilantro• Cabbage• bean sprouts, • seaweed strips• Steamed broccoli • Cucumbers• Etc…

ProteinIf you have any leftover protein from a previous night, add it into your ramen.

Hot sauceHot sauce goes well with everything. Add as much as you like of whatever you like to your ramen: Sriracha, tabascp, tapatio…

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Hot sauce AND peanut butter for a poor man’s thai peanut sauce.Stir the PB into the boiling broth; when it combines with the sriracha, it gets a poor man's thai peanut sauce flavor.

CheeseThis is delicious if you like your ramen really spicy since the cheese helps counteract it. Add a slice of American cheese on top of the cooked ramen. Cover the bowl and let it sit a bit for the cheese to melt.

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Enjoy! The possibilities are endless!