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.

  • ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    4 days ago

    Here are things I sometimes add to my instant ramen:

    While cooking:

    • Frozen peas or frozen corn
    • Fresh seasonal veggies
    • Dried mushrooms (rinse them first)

    Before serving:

    • Deli meat
    • Sliced fish cake. Our local Asian store sells fresh and frozen and they both last a long time unopened.
    • Chili crisp
    • Nori

    I also make pork belly specifically for ramen. I rub it with salt and sugar, roast it, slice it into strips and freeze it in small packs so I have it handy. It cooks up pretty quickly in a frying pan. You can put it in while cooking the noodles if you don’t want to get a pan dirty but it’s not quite as tasty.