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Any healthy (spicy) ramen noodles? I have some regular manchuren(?) chili noodles but I don't wanna get skullfucked with salt.
The Ramen thread, instant noodles and the like
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Poor man's fancy ramen:
Boil your instant ramen brick of choice (I use maruchan chicken ramen) until you can get it out of the brick shape. I actually cold-cook my noodles, though, more consistent result with this recipe.
Remove pot but don't turn off the stove. Pour out most of the water, just keeping enough to prevent the noodles from burning later.
Mix in the flavor packet, soy sauce, whatever other non-protein addons you want in it. Spices, green onions, whatever. Stir it good.
Crack in however many eggs you think fits the amount of ramen you're making. Do not stir them in. Gently lay a slice of cheese (American works best, but any good melter is fine) on top of the eggs. Put the lid back on the pot, pot back on the burner. Let it steam for a few minutes; you want the cheese to melt.
Once it's melted enough, remove from burner, stir it all together, and add whatever meat you want (I tend to prefer a good, sliced roast chicken breast here). Carryover cooking will finish the eggs up.
Sacrilege? Maybe. But you can't argue with results.
Boil your instant ramen brick of choice (I use maruchan chicken ramen) until you can get it out of the brick shape. I actually cold-cook my noodles, though, more consistent result with this recipe.
Remove pot but don't turn off the stove. Pour out most of the water, just keeping enough to prevent the noodles from burning later.
Mix in the flavor packet, soy sauce, whatever other non-protein addons you want in it. Spices, green onions, whatever. Stir it good.
Crack in however many eggs you think fits the amount of ramen you're making. Do not stir them in. Gently lay a slice of cheese (American works best, but any good melter is fine) on top of the eggs. Put the lid back on the pot, pot back on the burner. Let it steam for a few minutes; you want the cheese to melt.
Once it's melted enough, remove from burner, stir it all together, and add whatever meat you want (I tend to prefer a good, sliced roast chicken breast here). Carryover cooking will finish the eggs up.
Sacrilege? Maybe. But you can't argue with results.
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Sadly, salt/sodium is sorta part of the deal with most packaged instant ramen. A-sha (and the Momofuku-branded noodles they make too), along with some other options (Nissan Raoh among others) at least use air-dried noodles, so you get to cut some fat out.
I can say that some varieties currently in my pantry are a bit lower - Paldo Bulnak, Nongshim Soon, Sapporo chow mein and almost any packaged naengmyun offering should at least not be well over half of a day's worth of sodium in a single pack.
Also, if you want spicy, you can always add a bit of gochugaru (Korean chili flakes/powder) to any ramen.
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Today, I took a bold risk and made a major culinary discovery. Instead of putting the egg, meat, and spices on top of the noodles while they soak, I put them all underneath with the theory that the water/noodles would absorb the flavor better.
I was not disappointed.
I was not disappointed.
The main way to control sodium is to go with a soup ramen over a dry version, and don't drink the soup. That way most of the sodium ends up going down the drain.
Pulmuone make some good "cleaner" instant noodles which come in a green packet.
Anything Momofuku can get fucked, David Chang is a fake ass faggot.
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Me? I like to put a couple slices of American cheese and a table spoon of ranch in my ramen. Then I leave it sit in the microwave for about 10 minutes so it can all coagulate. Really gives it a zing.
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I don't think this got mentioned, but if it did, sorry for the double post. The A-Sha Hello Kitty line of dry noodles are pretty good for a non-fried alternative to Ramen.
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Even the cheapest ramen like Maruchan tastes exquisite when you’re eating it in the frigid cold weather. Basically a good meal when you’re camping in the winter.
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I like the noodles that A-Sha puts in those packages, but the sauces are super lackluster - basically soy with maybe some other stuff and what they call spicy is not even close to being actually spicy.
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Make your own ramen and put some of this on it: https://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Bulldak-Chicken-overseas-shipment/dp/B07LCYY4SK
5% sodium per teaspoon.
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I decided to add some more items to my ramen (eggs, corn and mushrooms) and I cooked two packets of instant ramen and instead of using the included seasoning packets, I added 0.5 oz of cayenne pepper. Worst mistake of my fucking life, shits pretty much inedible.
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I can't edit this post anymore so I'm going to doublepost lololol!!!
I tried to get through it but decided to chuck it and after pouring it out I discovered that there was still powder (not mixed into the water) at the bottom of the bowl, so I suspect the issue is too much powder and not enough water. When I opened the noodles I weighed the powder packets that come with it and it weighed 0.28 oz per packet, so I figured 0.5 oz of something spicier would be better. Guess I'll go for 0.4 oz of chili powder instead this time w/ more water.
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If you want to make it spicier, have you thought about adding Sriracha or sambal or some kind of sauce instead of powdered chili powder, which will not dissolve? You can also continue to use the entire flavor packet, you don't have to subtract from it in order to add other things. Unless you are purposely trying to reduce sodium or something. There are a lot of flavors happening in the packet that will be lost if you don't replace them with things that are salty, umami, etc., which are not getting added back through addition of straight chili powder. Maybe you already know this and I was misunderstanding your intent. Ramen is cheap though so it is fun to try weird shit that might not work.
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I don't like liquid sauce in my ramen for some reason; I went to a korean market and was trying to find spicy noodles and found some, turns out it had a sauce packet and I barely ate one bite before tossing it out.
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What brands/flavors do you like? Maybe someone here will be able to recommend a spicy version or an additional ingredient that better suits your preferences.
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Technically not ramen, it's an instant version of an Indonesian dish. I really like this:
I like to throw fried or scrambled egg, peppers, onion, maybe some garlic, and chicken or hot dog in
I like to throw fried or scrambled egg, peppers, onion, maybe some garlic, and chicken or hot dog in
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Greatest noodles ever.
Make regular ass maruchan chicken Ramen on the stove while you steep your tea. They come out almost the same time so this helps with timing.
Empty the whole ass chicken flavor thing into your empty bowl, disregarding the sodium completely. Add a 4:1 blend of chili powder and cayenne pepper to the chicken power shit till you have an equally large pile of red/orange and yellow.
Cook noodles till personal preference, strain till only a cup or so of water remains. Ez.
Make regular ass maruchan chicken Ramen on the stove while you steep your tea. They come out almost the same time so this helps with timing.
Empty the whole ass chicken flavor thing into your empty bowl, disregarding the sodium completely. Add a 4:1 blend of chili powder and cayenne pepper to the chicken power shit till you have an equally large pile of red/orange and yellow.
Cook noodles till personal preference, strain till only a cup or so of water remains. Ez.
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It really is so good. I need to get some next time I go shopping again.
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Got some chicken curry ramen at Dollar Tree. Definitely getting it again.
I buy whole boxes of them online. I'm that hooked on them.