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Elevated At Home Ramen Recipe

I needed a quick meal one evening between meetings, and I saw a bowl of instant Pho. It was only noodles and broth and I thought, I could add the leftover rotisserie chicken I have and oooh! Some zucchini! That night was a great quick dinner that started us on an adventure of what CAN we add to instant noodles? The sky’s the limit here, adjust to your tastes and preferences, you can even cross cultural borders! Always have fun with your food!

DIFFICULTY

Easy

TIME

30 Minutes

BUDGET

The Ingredients

SERVES 1

Instant Ramen or Instant rice noodles
2 cups Bone Broth or Stock
½ teaspoon of Acme Superior Salt Mix or Acme STK Blend
Meat: Ground meat, Rotisserie Chicken, Tofu, etc
Scallions
Carrots (julienned)
Zucchini (julienned or sliced thinly), bean sprouts, Bok Choy (sliced thinly)
Sesame seeds (optional)
Chili oil (optional)
Fish Sauce (optional)

Tips

KEEP IN MIND

Gluten Free? There are instant rice noodles available. We uses one from Costco that has a packet inside for Pho. These are instant.
We suggest that you put everything prepared in separate piles on a plate, or small cookie sheet so you only have to look one place to remember everything, and you only have to make one trip to the stove.

The Method

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

Step 1

Decide what you will be preparing using these guides.

Instant noodles
Ramen noodles can come in packages without the seasoning that do not require cooking. Look at the preparation instructions on the package, if it says to let sit in boiling liquid for 3 minutes that is what you are looking for! Ramen noodles that require cooking – all you need to do is add the noodles to the boiling liquid and cook for as long as the package instructs. If it comes with a seasoning packet, you can save that for a different meal (or throw it away).

Liquid options

Any packaged or homemade broth, vegetable, chicken or beef. Bone broth is a great option also!

Meat:

Browned ground meat (beef, pork or chicken) seasoned with Acme Superior Salt Mix, rotisserie chicken pulled from the bone and cut in chunks, leftover steak, Chinese BBQ pork, sliced and cut in strips, cooked shrimp, sausage, etc.

Vegetables:

Onion cut so the layers of onion make thin strips, carrots cut julienne (another term is in matchstick size), zucchini (julienne or matchstick), leftover roasted broccoli, leftover sauteed mushrooms, etc.
Flavorful toppings like green onions, thinly sliced, sesame seeds, fresh basil leaves, chili oil, etc.

Step 2

Cooking Method
Gather the items you want to have with your noodles. Prepare them for your meal. That would be by cutting the vegetables, cutting up the meat if needed.

Step 3
Some items will need more time cooking than others. If your meat needs to be cooked (because it is raw), season the meat with a pinch of Acme Superior Salt mix, cook the meat in the same saucepan that you want to heat the broth in.

When your choice of meat is almost done ,add any vegetables that need longer cooking times like carrots, parsnips, onions, broccoli, mushrooms first.

Sautee these in the pan with the meat as the meat finishes cooking. Just as the meat finishes and the vegetables are nearly done add in your preferred Acme seasoning.

Finally, add in the 2 cups of broth and bring the whole pot to a boil. While you are waiting for the boil. If you need to reheat your meat instead, this is the time to add that meat in.

Step 4
While you are waiting for the meat, vegetables and broth to boil, put your instant noodles in a bowl, and if you are having zucchini, bean sprouts, or other soft vegetables you can put them in the bowl too.

Once the broth is boiling, pour the contents of the pot over the noodles. Cover the bowl with a pot lid, or a kitchen towel.

Let sit for 3 minutes.

Step 5
Taste your broth, you might want a little more Acme Superior Salt mix, and then garnish with your favorite toppings and enjoy!