Easy Ramen Food

EASY JAPANESE RAMEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Open the ramen soup sachet (note 7) and squeeze the contents out into a serving bowl.
• Boil about 600ml (20oz) water in a kettle.
• Boil water in a small to medium pot to cook noodles. If noodles are stack together, untangle as much as possible then add to the boiling water.
• Using chopsticks or a fork, untangle the noodles to separate individual strands. If water starts bubbling and reaching to the rim of the pot, reduce the heat to medium high to medium so that the water is still boiling rapidly but does not overflow.
• Cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute and drain (note 8).
• Add 400-500ml (13.5 - 16.9oz) of boiling water (note 9) from the kettle to the serving bowl with the condensed soup, then transfer the noodles into the bowl. Tidy up the noodles to submerge in the soup.
• Place topping of your choice and serve immediately with chilli oil and ground pepper if you are using.

EASY HOMEMADE RAMEN BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil and olive oil in a medium-large saucepan over moderate heat (see notes). Add garlic and ginger, and simmer until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Do not brown the garlic, or else you'll get a bitter flavor.
• Add the carrots and mushrooms if you're using them, and simmer until they soften, about a minute, stirring frequently.
• Add the broth, Sriracha sauce, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Stir, and bring to a simmer; let it go for about five minutes. Taste, and adjust heat and taste to your liking by adding more Sriracha and soy sauce if needed.
• While the broth simmers, cook the Ramen noodles in a separate pot as per the package's instructions. (You could cook the noodles in the broth directly, but that makes for a messy transfer to a bowl. It's much easier to transfer drained cooked noodles to a bowl and spoon the broth over top.) Once the noodles are tender, drain and rinse under cool water, place into a soup bowl, and set aside.
• When the soup is ready, spoon the broth over the noodles. Allow to cool. At this point, make your soft-boiled egg if you're garnishing with one, and add the rest of your toppings to serve.

RAMEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine broth and noodles. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat; stir to break up noodles. Reduce heat to medium and add soy sauce, chili oil and ginger. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in sesame oil and garnish with green onions.

EASY SAUCY RAMEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Mix all the sauce ingredients until well incorporated. Feel free to adjust the sauce ingredient measurements depending on your desired sweetness, saltiness, sourness, and spice. Afterwards, set aside. (Note: you may have a sauce that's more on the red side in terms of colour if using hot sauce.)Also, if you plan to use way more veggies and more noodles, you can double the sauce recipe to make sure your noodles still turn out saucy!
• Boil some water in a small pot over high heat. Once it boils, add in the ramen or other noodles of choice.
• Half cook the noodles until still very chewy or have that good bite in the middle. You can cook it 2-3 minutes less than the package instructions, This way it won't overcook in the sauce later on.
• Drain out the water or strain the noodles then set aside. You can also opt to run them through cold water to stop the noodles from cooking down further and also remove excess starch.
• While the noodles are cooking, heat a pan over medium high. Add a little oil.
• Sauté the veggies, mushrooms, or tofu for a few minutes until cooked to your liking.
• Afterwards, give the sauce a good mix again. Make sure none of the starch is stuck at the bottom. Pour in the sauce into the pan. Leave the sauce to simmer for 2-3 minutes over medium heat or until the sauce starts to thicken from the starch. Continously mix the sauce to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
• When the sauce has slightly thickened, add in the noodles to the pan.
• Mix the noodles well to coat in the sauce.
• Cook the noodles over medium high heat until the noodles absorb some of the sauce and the sauce is thick, around 3 minutes.
• Taste the noodles and feel free to season with some more soy sauce, sweetener, soy sauce, and pepper if needed.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions, if desired. Enjoy immediately while hot!

EASY RAMEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook Ramen noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
• Heat up wok oil in a frying pan. Add onion, cabbage, and carrot strips.
• Once veggies are cooked to your discretion, add noodles and stir constantly.
• When noodles are heated, add in flavor packet, stir.
• Enjoy!

HOMEMADE RAMEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Combine water, bicarb soda and salt in a small mixing bowl. Let the bicarb soda and salt dissolve completely.
• Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and add 1 tsp of the bicarb soda water and stir with a pair of chopsticks or your hand. *2
• Repeat the process 2 till all bicarb water is added and stirred into the flour. *3
• When all water is added, the flour and water should create a crumble.
• Place them into a ziplock bag and rest for 10 minutes to let the flour fully absorb the water.
• Leaving the zip open, fold the bag in half and place the dough at the bottom of the bag.
• Press the dough to shape an even thickness of rectangular flat dough. Remove air as much as you can.
• Rest if in a fridge overnight. *4
• After rested overnight, take it out of the fridge. Cut the ziplock bag open with scissors.
• Dust a kitchen bench with a generous amount of corn starch, fold the dough in half and press with the bottom part of your palm or a rolling pin to flatten it.
• Dust more over the dough and roll out the dough as thin as you can. *5
• Fold the dough into three, and cut it from the edge 0.08 inch (2mm) thick.
• If you like a shrinked texture, give a massage the cut noodles with your hands.
• Boil water in a large pot, add freshly made noodles and cook for about 3 minutes. *6
• Serve with ramen broth and your prefered toppings.

EASY SPICY MISO RAMEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add minced garlic, ginger, and shallot, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Add ground pork, and stir-fry until no longer pink.
• Add chili bean paste and miso paste.
• Add chicken stock, soy sauce, and green onions.
• Cover and bring to a boil. Remove the lid, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Cook ramen noodles al dente according to the instructions on the package.
• Drain completely and divide the noodles into 2 bowls.
• Pour the ramen soup on top of the noodles, and add toppings such as soft-boiled eggs. Serve and enjoy!

SIMPLE HOMEMADE CHICKEN RAMEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375℉. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• Melt the butter in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is golden brown and releases easily from the pan, about 5-7 minutes. Flip the chicken over and cook for another 4-5 minutes, until golden.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the oven, transfer the chicken to a plate, and cover with foil until ready to serve.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat until shimmering. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for a few minutes until softened. Add the soy sauce and mirin, and stir to combine. Cook for another minute.
• Add the stock, cover, and bring to a boil. Remove the lid, and let simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, then add the dried mushrooms. Simmer gently for another 10 minutes, and season with salt, to taste.
• Fill a pot with enough water to cover the eggs, and bring to a boil. Gently lower the eggs (still cold from the fridge) into the boiling water, and let simmer for 7 minutes (for a slightly-runny yolk) or 8 minutes (for a soft, but set-up yolk).
• Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with ice water. When the timer finishes, transfer the eggs to the ice bath to stop the cooking process. Wait at least 5 minutes, or until cool enough to handle, then carefully peel away the shell and slice in half, lengthwise. Set aside until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, chop the scallions and jalapeño (if using). Slice the chicken into thin pieces. Set aside. When the eggs finish cooking, add the ramen noodles to the boiling water.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes, until soft, then divide the noodles into two large bowls. Add the sliced chicken and the ramen broth. Top with the fresh scallions, jalapeño, and the soft boiled egg. Serve immediately. Enjoy!!

EASY HOMEMADE CHICKEN RAMEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients for the chicken marinade in a bowl. Mix well to coat the chicken. If time permits, allow the chicken to marinate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425°F, and place an oven rack in the top third of your oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the chicken pieces on the baking sheet, skin side down (or smooth side down), evenly spaced apart. Then place the baking sheet in the preheated oven (upper third).
• Let the chicken roast for 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, mix the brown sugar and dark soy sauce for the glaze, and start making the ramen.
• After 15 minutes, flip the chicken pieces over and spoon the glaze over them. Let the chicken cook for a further 10 - 15 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let them cool down.
• Slice the chicken and set aside.
• While the caramelized soy chicken is cooking in the oven, make the ramen base.
• Place two saucepans on the stove.
• As an optional step, you can chop the garlic and ginger. Or you can add them whole or sliced and strain the ramen stock to remove the large pieces of garlic and ginger later.
• In one saucepan (Pot 1), place the stock, ginger, garlic, spring onions, chili (if using), soy sauce and mirin. Stir and cover the pot. Let it come to a boil at medium high - high heat. Then lower the heat to medium and let it simmer for 25 minutes. Taste the base and add more soy sauce if needed.
• While Pot 1 is simmering, add water to the second pot (Pot 2), and bring it to a boil. Add the dried noodles to the boiling water, and cook according to package directions. I prefer cooking the noodles for ONE MINUTE LESS than what's recommended on the package, as the noodles will continue to cook for a bit longer when served with hot broth. The straight ramen noodles I use here take 3 minutes to cook. Drain the noodles and divide into 4 bowls and set aside.
• When the ramen base in Pot 1 has cooked for about 20 - 25 minutes, strain to remove the garlic, ginger, chili and spring onions (or only the spring onions and chili). Add the strained stock back into the pot and add the mushrooms, and let it cook for a further 5 minutes until the mushrooms have softened. The ramen base is now ready.
• Make ramen eggs the day before, according to this recipe.OR make regular soft boiled eggs to top your ramen bowl. (Ramen eggs need at least 2 hours to marinate).
• To make regular soft boiled eggs - bring a pot of water to a boil. Lower 4 large eggs carefully into the water and cook the eggs for 6 - 6 ½ minutes.
• Immediately place the eggs in cool running water or an ice bath for a few minutes. Peel and set aside until ready to serve. This can be done BEFORE you cook the ramen as well.
• Wash the greens, and cut them in half, or into sections if necessary (for Shanghai bok choy).
• Place the greens in a bowl and drizzle a little soy sauce and sesame oil (and garlic) on top. Toss to combine.
• Cover and microwave in 1 minute increments until the greens have softened, but not too wilted. Alternatively, you can heat a non-stick pan with a little oil, and pan fry the greens with soy sauce and garlic for about 2 - 4 minutes.
• Evenly divide the hot stock between the four bowls with ramen noodles.
• Top with the steamed greens, sliced soy chicken, ramen eggs, spring onions, radishes and other toppings you like.

EASY HOMEMADE RAMEN

Steps:

• Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Cover eggs with a tight-fitting lid and remove from heat; set aside for 8-10 minutes. Drain well and let cool before peeling and halving. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth, mushrooms, soy sauce and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms have softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in Yaki-Soba until loosened and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in spinach, Narutomaki, carrot and green onions until the spinach begins to wilt, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately, garnished with eggs.