Today my brother and I ventured into the world of ramen (not the .25 cent ramen, actual non-fried ramen noodles) and found it surprisingly easy and fast (we over cooked the noodles because we expected them to take longer).
I picked up the noodles at a two for one sale over the holidays for something new to play with in the kitchen. My brother and I randomly remembered the noodles while strolling through the mall and decided to make a trip to the grocery store to get supplies. Neither of us own smart phones, so we could only guess on what actually goes into ramen. Generally we looked for ingredients that I could easily use in another dish if it didn't make it into the ramen.
When we got to my place I looked up a bunch of recipes to get an idea of order and cook times and what not. Then I discarded them and we went at it. We purchased chicken broth as a base and boiled it on the stove along with some green onions, thinly sliced carrots, and mushrooms. We added the noodles to this and then I decided to brown some fresh ginger and garlic to add (in hindsight this should have been done first and the broth should have been added to it. Next time). I also found a lonely container of Chinease 5 Spice at the back of my spice cabinet which got added to the mix. All together it looked pretty, but I wasn't sure how it would taste. I had siracha and soy sauce on the table ready to be added and neither were needed. Definitely something I would try again.
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