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Ideas for very simple improvements to instant noodles? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/cooking@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 12 points 11 months ago

Add a few drops of sesame oil, sesame seeds are also nice

Add a tiny splash of mirin, sake, or rice vinegar

Use stock for the liquid, or add miso paste, or mushroom powder

Rehydrate a pinch of wakame while you cook to add at the end

Experiment with condiments: soy sauce, teriyaki, hoisin, chili oils, etc.

Anything that's going to add healthy ingredients is probably going to bump you up over 10 minutes. If you're willing to do that, saute some stuff in the pan before you cook the noodles. I've done chicken, pork, mushrooms, bok choy, leeks. It's a bit more effort for a big improvement.

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