Ramen - don't 'just add water'
Oh, ramen... I fell in love with those noodles. Real ramen, that is, not the instant kind - although I have to admit that they were fun back in the days...
Manga sparked my interest in them. I remember an anime called Juliette, Je T'aime from the mid-eighties where the main character (a student named Hugo) would prepare them everyday because he was broke. Unfortunately, his neighbour Stéphane would sneak into his room and slurp them down before he did. Years later, regular supermarkets started selling them everywhere. But it was only after reading Naruto - a fellow noodle-obsessed young boy - that I craved for the real stuff.
Ramen are basically big bowls of noodles served in broth (to which has been added a fragrant base) and covered with different kinds of toppings (bean sprouts, tonkatsu, green onion slices, beef terriyaki strips, tofu, etc.). Some of these ingredients being hard to find, we usually end up making a 'easternized' version. Last monday, the fridge was desperately empty. My 16 year old bro had asked me to cook some for him and I pityfuly came up with the following recipe which he surprisingly liked. You will need big asian serving bowls for this.
Empty Fridge Ramen Bowls - serves two... or four:
Manga sparked my interest in them. I remember an anime called Juliette, Je T'aime from the mid-eighties where the main character (a student named Hugo) would prepare them everyday because he was broke. Unfortunately, his neighbour Stéphane would sneak into his room and slurp them down before he did. Years later, regular supermarkets started selling them everywhere. But it was only after reading Naruto - a fellow noodle-obsessed young boy - that I craved for the real stuff.
Ramen are basically big bowls of noodles served in broth (to which has been added a fragrant base) and covered with different kinds of toppings (bean sprouts, tonkatsu, green onion slices, beef terriyaki strips, tofu, etc.). Some of these ingredients being hard to find, we usually end up making a 'easternized' version. Last monday, the fridge was desperately empty. My 16 year old bro had asked me to cook some for him and I pityfuly came up with the following recipe which he surprisingly liked. You will need big asian serving bowls for this.
Empty Fridge Ramen Bowls - serves two... or four:
- 1l of vegetable stock
- 6 BIG broccoli bits thingies
- a handful of haricots verts (the end of a frozen bag I found)
- two portions of thin egg noddles
- a handfull of lardons (bacon bits)
- cooked, diced chicken (leftovers from a previous pizza)
- 2 eggs
1. Cook the different vegetables in the stock. Take them out, set them aside.
2. Cook the noodles in another pan. Drain.
3. Sauté the bacon. Remove them, then scramble the two eggs in the same pan.
To serve, divide the noodles between the bowls. Pour in your ideal amount of broth. Cover with the broccoli, the haricots. Finish with the chicken, bacon and eggs. It is meant to be eaten with chopsticks and those funny looking asian soup spoons. Beware... it turned out to be so much I couldn't finish. You can keep it in the fridge for a couple of days and microwave it for lunch.
To serve, divide the noodles between the bowls. Pour in your ideal amount of broth. Cover with the broccoli, the haricots. Finish with the chicken, bacon and eggs. It is meant to be eaten with chopsticks and those funny looking asian soup spoons. Beware... it turned out to be so much I couldn't finish. You can keep it in the fridge for a couple of days and microwave it for lunch.
posted by dumoria at 18:24
2 Comments:
life just a good
Ramen has to be very hot and spicy though... I like ramen but sometimes when I was in Singapore it was a bit too spicy for me.
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