Ramen Noodles

[Benjamin Burch]

So, I was looking for a way to make a healthy, better-tasting version of Ramen Noodles, with pantry items, so as to not elevate the cost of the cup of noodles.

Here's what I came up with:

Crush 4 cloves of garlic and add to pot of boiling water.

Add...

a little olive oil
Rosemarry
Pepper
Salt


If you like it spicy, you can add...

chopped Jalapeños or Habaneros
I also added ground Cayenne Pepper.

Bring the water to a rolling boil and let it sit/steep at a boil for about 5-7 minutes, enough to get a strong-flavored broth working.

Add your pack of Ramen Noodles, throw away the garbage "seasoning pack" full of MSG, and enjoy a healthy meal of noodles.

You can add some sugar to the broth to give it some balance against some of the more bitter flavors if you wish.

[Benjamin Burch]

So, I was looking for a way to make a healthy, better-tasting version of Ramen Noodles, with pantry items, so as to not elevate the cost of the cup of noodles.

Here's what I came up with:

Crush 4 cloves of garlic and add to pot of boiling water.

Add...

a little olive oil
Rosemarry
Pepper
Salt


If you like it spicy, you can add...

chopped Jalapeños or Habaneros
I also added ground Cayenne Pepper.

Bring the water to a rolling boil and let it sit/steep at a boil for about 5-7 minutes, enough to get a strong-flavored broth working.

Add your pack of Ramen Noodles, throw away the garbage "seasoning pack" full of MSG, and enjoy a healthy meal of noodles.

You can add some sugar to the broth to give it some balance against some of the more bitter flavors if you wish.

I also suggest adding vegetables to the broth stage, like carrots, onions, green beans, and asparagus. The broth will allow you to retain the lost nutrients, while adding a nice vegetable stock type flavor.

[George Wallace]

So, I was looking for a way to make a healthy, better-tasting version of Ramen Noodles, with pantry items, so as to not elevate the cost of the cup of noodles.

Here's what I came up with:

Crush 4 cloves of garlic and add to pot of boiling water.

Add...

a little olive oil
Rosemarry
Pepper
Salt


If you like it spicy, you can add...

chopped Jalapeños or Habaneros
I also added ground Cayenne Pepper.

Bring the water to a rolling boil and let it sit/steep at a boil for about 5-7 minutes, enough to get a strong-flavored broth working.

Add your pack of Ramen Noodles, throw away the garbage "seasoning pack" full of MSG, and enjoy a healthy meal of noodles.

You can add some sugar to the broth to give it some balance against some of the more bitter flavors if you wish.

Or


Add your pack of Ramen Noodles, open one end of yummy "seasoning pack" full of MSG an repeatedly lick and stick your finger in the package until you can enjoy a healthy meal of noodles.

[Benjamin Burch]

Or


Add your pack of Ramen Noodles, open one end of yummy "seasoning pack" full of MSG an repeatedly lick and stick your finger in the package until you can enjoy a healthy meal of noodles.

Quick road to high blood pressure!

[Dana Grant]

Hey, Ben -- I sent this idea to my daughter -- first summer of living alone (Internship at Phoenix First church) -- she used to love Ramen noodles as a kid -- this is a "grown-up" version -- we'll see if she tries it!!

[Gina Stevenson]

Yeah, every once in awhile I succumb to a noodle packet, but like to add fresh mushrooms, garlic, cilantro, oregano/basil, onion, greens (spinach, broccoli), and may sometimes use maybe 1/5 to 1/4 of that nasty packet. That much of the packet is plenty.

But actually, like to buy the pasta (Barilla Plus) that says there's enough whole grain that fiber per usual size serving is something like 6 grams instead of the usual 2 grams.

[Jim Chabot]

Technical question. Maybe we need a poll and a divisive heated debate, but I gotta know.

Do you add the noodles straight from the pack, as is?

Or do you crunch up the noodles before adding them in?

I just gotta know.

And as a follow up question, why. Cause I'm willing to learn!

[Benjamin Burch]

Technical question. Maybe we need a poll and a divisive heated debate, but I gotta know.

Do you add the noodles straight from the pack, as is?

Or do you crunch up the noodles before adding them in?

I just gotta know.

And as a follow up question, why. Cause I'm willing to learn!

For me, crunching up the noodles leaves too many tiny pieces which are very difficult to eat easily. I prefer longer noodles, so I just throw the noodles in as is, then use a fork to separate them from one another.

[Gina Stevenson]

Have done both ways ... crunched up or whole. (this is a rare thing, remember )

Actually like to eat them barely after they touch the hot stuff (so, want to ready the other things you are using before even dumping them in). They get soft/mushy sooo fast . . . .

[Jim Franklin]

Have tried Ramen Noodles twice chucked both times, off my list of consumables. You're welcome to my share.

[Dan Henderson]

All-State has coined a phrase I think my take off into main stream phraseology. "Their on a budget, a Ramen Noodles every night kind of budget."

I thought it was a good descriptor of a tight budget.