Whoa, sick thread, how did I miss this? Heres mine:
REAL ULTIMATE TOP RAMEN
Cooking time: About 10 min
Prep Time: None if you chop while the water boils
Ingredients:
- 1 Bag of Top Ramen, your favorite flavor (I go with chicken)
- 1 Head Bok Choy (Most stores have it, it looks like a small head of lettuce)
- 1/8 cup yellow or white onion
- 1 Ballpark Frank (or something else that plumps when you cook 'em)
- Sesame Seed Oil
- 1 Green Onion, small or 1/2 a large one
- Chili Pepper Sauce (the red kind with the green tops, most Pho places have these)
- Any other vegetables you think you might like (Carrots, Celery and Corn are popular with my friend)
- Cilantro (optional)
Ok, so take some water, about 4 cups or whatever is reccommended on the pack of ramen. Boil it like you would normally. While its boiling, chop a thin slice of onion (which I figured was about 1/8 cup), the green onion (into diagonal slices, very important) and the bok choy. To properly cut the Bok Choy, cut off the base so all the leaves separate, then wash, then dice to desired size. Chop the hot dog into small rounds, like you would a carrot. Once the water is boiling, add ingredients as follows:
1) Onion (or other hard veggies)
2) Hot Dog
Wait 1 min
3) Ramen Noodle block
Wait 1 min
4) Green Onion
5) Bok Choy
6) Flavor Packet
Adding things like sesame oil, hot sauce and the flavoring ultimately destroys the soup, as most of the stuff just boils off. Add these last or after its off the heat (as explained below).
Ok, now let that cook until the noodles are to your liking. In the meantime, develop your bowl. In your Ramen Bowl, add 1 tsp of Sesame Seed Oil to the bottom. On top of this, add cilantro (if you like it) and then on top of that, add the red sauce. Its pretty spicy, so be careful your first try. I go with about a tablespoon, but I like mine really hot.
Once the noodles are done, dump the soup into your pre-made bowl. Immediatly devour. Soooooooo good.
THE SUM-DUM-GAI VARIATION:
Another Ramen variation. Follow instructions above, but strain the broth after the noodles are done. Add Ho-Sin sauce to the pot, and stir to mix with the noodles. Add furi-maki (ask at an asian market for it, its sesame seeds, seaweed and dried fish, it goes really good on rice) and consume your Sum-Dum-Gai.
REAL ULTIMATE TOP RAMEN
Cooking time: About 10 min
Prep Time: None if you chop while the water boils
Ingredients:
- 1 Bag of Top Ramen, your favorite flavor (I go with chicken)
- 1 Head Bok Choy (Most stores have it, it looks like a small head of lettuce)
- 1/8 cup yellow or white onion
- 1 Ballpark Frank (or something else that plumps when you cook 'em)
- Sesame Seed Oil
- 1 Green Onion, small or 1/2 a large one
- Chili Pepper Sauce (the red kind with the green tops, most Pho places have these)
- Any other vegetables you think you might like (Carrots, Celery and Corn are popular with my friend)
- Cilantro (optional)
Ok, so take some water, about 4 cups or whatever is reccommended on the pack of ramen. Boil it like you would normally. While its boiling, chop a thin slice of onion (which I figured was about 1/8 cup), the green onion (into diagonal slices, very important) and the bok choy. To properly cut the Bok Choy, cut off the base so all the leaves separate, then wash, then dice to desired size. Chop the hot dog into small rounds, like you would a carrot. Once the water is boiling, add ingredients as follows:
1) Onion (or other hard veggies)
2) Hot Dog
Wait 1 min
3) Ramen Noodle block
Wait 1 min
4) Green Onion
5) Bok Choy
6) Flavor Packet
Adding things like sesame oil, hot sauce and the flavoring ultimately destroys the soup, as most of the stuff just boils off. Add these last or after its off the heat (as explained below).
Ok, now let that cook until the noodles are to your liking. In the meantime, develop your bowl. In your Ramen Bowl, add 1 tsp of Sesame Seed Oil to the bottom. On top of this, add cilantro (if you like it) and then on top of that, add the red sauce. Its pretty spicy, so be careful your first try. I go with about a tablespoon, but I like mine really hot.
Once the noodles are done, dump the soup into your pre-made bowl. Immediatly devour. Soooooooo good.
THE SUM-DUM-GAI VARIATION:
Another Ramen variation. Follow instructions above, but strain the broth after the noodles are done. Add Ho-Sin sauce to the pot, and stir to mix with the noodles. Add furi-maki (ask at an asian market for it, its sesame seeds, seaweed and dried fish, it goes really good on rice) and consume your Sum-Dum-Gai.