Friday, May 23, 2014

How to jazz up plain ramen

Too lazy to go to the market? Want something that you can do without much effort? This is a nice way to make your instant ramen/noodles more interesting.

Ingredients:
Ramen noodles cooked as per instructions on the packet
Veggies (bok choy was used in this recipe)
Egg (soft boiled)
Chicken strips (chicken breast cut thinly against the grain)
Olive oil (for pan frying)
Seasoning for the chicken: salt, pepper, garlic powder

Method:
First boil the veggies until you can poke a fork into it with very little effort (or to the tenderness you like). Once its ready, put them in an ice bath (5mins) to preserve its color and also to prevent over cooking and avoiding the mushiness
Then drain it and let the water trickles downn like rain.. jk :)
Next soft boil the egg and season it with pepper only. Packaged ramen is usually very salty as it is, so there is no need to add more salt.
Then season the chicken strips with the mix and pan fry it. I cook it until I can see brown edges.
Here is what my ramen would look like just by it self (booooring...)
Here is what it looks like when it is put together with the fix-ins. You can make the ramen even more healthy by adding more veggies (adding volume) to the ramen aaannnndd ...... if you are ambitious you can also reduce the amount of ramen noodles and seasoning in one serving.
Here is another shot :)

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