How do you make YOUR ramen noodles?
Me? I boil the water, add noodles, add flavor packet. Eat as soup.
I drain the noodles, add milk/butter/packet. Eat. (Yummy for cream chicken all else is yummy too, but there’s not as much flavor.)
I drain the noodles, add flavor packet and either egg, soy sauce, teriaki sauce, BBQ or sweet/sour sauce.
Yum! Yum! I plan on using that W sauce (can’t spell it) next time along with hot sauce and whatever sauce I can get my hands on.
**Jurhael, ** if you want some ideas you should check out this thread. I keep it bookmarked for those times when i am too lazy or tired to do more complicated cooking.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41937&highlight=Ramen
OHHHH!! Thanks! That was before I ever posted here! And before I got into ramen(which was pretty recently, like in June!)
I used to like ramen. Then I lived in a dorm, and suddenly it wasn’t fun to eat anymore - it was sad and too salty.
Mmmm…ramen.
I love ramen. Call me a weirdo, but I could eat ramen as a staple (and have, on occasion). The only problem is that it’s so incredibly fattening!
If I remember correctly (it’s been a while), each packet of ramen noodles is 16 points (on the current Weight Watchers system). A packet is (according to the label) 2 servings. This means that it’s 8 points per serving.
One point is, if fat and fiber on the package are both zero (which they aren’t, in ramen, but for purposes of illustration I’m going for the simplified explanation), 60 calories. This means that a serving of ramen is 480 calories. And who eats half a package, anyway? So a full package of ramen noodles is 960 calories (or the equivalent).
The problem is that the noodles are prepared by deep fat frying so they’ll cook up quickly. There’s huge amounts of fat in ramen. And it’s not even a matter of eating healthier stuff on the noodles…and believe me, your butter and milk aren’t helping that calorie-equivalent count at all.
In any case, enjoy the ramen. But be careful, or you may find yourself a much more well-rounded person than you care to be.
jayjay
Ramen is a vile substitute for food.
But that’s just me. I would rather not eat than eat that stuff.
I already am well rounded. I weight around 265 pounds. HEheeheh…I checked the grams of fat on Ramen and it was about 8 grams, which didn’t surprise me and I did say to myself “that’s quite a bit for a noodle soup”. The sodium didn’t surprise me either.
I don’t eat ramen everyday though because I know of people who have lived on it and don’t like it anymore because of that. Then, of course, there is indeed the fatness, which is why I don’t eat as many burritos as I used to (I used to have two burritos loaded with jalepeno cheese…yum! But, VERY fattening EHeheh).
I adore ramen noodles, but the fat, the fat! I have one occasionally. I like the oriental flavour, add a few drops of sesame oil, a pinch of chinese five spice, and some cayenne pepper.
Vitamin Village (the small health-foody market near my house) has wonderful alternatives. They have Thai noodles that are rice noodles which have been steamed instead of fried. They make the packet smaller so it’s one serving, and it’s fat-free. I love the lemongrass and chilis one, and the veggie w/ginger is great too. They also have the steam-cooked or baked ramen, udon, etc. Good stuff. It’s not as cheap as ramen (one packet is usually a buck and change), but it’s definitely healthier, and tastes just as good.
My secret recipie for ramen
1 whole pack ramen, still in sealed bag:
Crunch between palms and fingers with kneading motion
Open bag
Sprinkle in flavor pack
Shake briskly
Serve immediately
Makes 1/4 - 2 servings, depending on hunger
Quick–Cuts approx 1 min 45 sec off prep time!!
“It’s not as cheap as ramen (one packet is usually a buck and change), but it’s definitely healthier, and tastes just as good.”
I wonder…why do healthier things have to be more expensive than the unhealthier things? Is it because the healthier things cost more to make?
See, those that penny pinch because they have to would simply buy the cheaper ramen, even if it’s not as healthy…
Ramen is WAY more cheap here… You can usually get 4 for a Canadian dollar.
My method:
Put noodles into boiling water. Put half of the flavour package in. When soft, drain comepletely, then add the other half of the package and eat.