Ramen Noodle Salad - Mighty Mrs | Super Easy Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What to do with crushed ramen? ›

Crush up the uncooked ramen noodles along with some herbs to make "breadcrumbs," or fry them with cinnamon and sugar for an easy dessert topping. The noodles can also be transformed into burger buns or used as a unique filling for grilled cheese sandwiches.

You most certainly can add a fresh egg to your ramen; it's delicious. But don't do it over heat while the broth is at a boil unless you beat it first. If you want the egg whole, crack it in as soon as the boiling stops, and gently baste it with spoonfuls of hot broth.

The egg will poach and the noodles will finish cooking. Serve the ramen with poached egg.

A typical bowl of tonkotsu ramen has about 900 calories per bowl, but some stretch far beyond 1,000 calories at certain restaurants. Most of the calories in this meal come from the noodles and the tremendous amount of fat in the meat. The broth alone takes in all the fat, making it a scrumptious choice.

Though one serving (43 grams) of ramen noodles has only 188 calories, most people consume an entire package, which equates to two servings and 371 calories.

Most ramen from restaurants in Japan are about 450 - 600 calories. This is when you drink all the soup. If you're not drinking all the soup, the total is around 400 - 550 calories (shaving off 50+ calories).

Add vegetables: You can add some fresh or frozen vegetables like spinach, bok choy, mushrooms, carrots, or broccoli for some added nutrition and flavor. Add some seasoning: You can add some flavor to your instant ramen noodles by adding soy sauce, miso paste, sesame oil, chili oil, or hot sauce.

Let's face it: Ramen ain't health food. But it's pretty simple to add a bit of roughage to your starch. Quick-cooking vegetables like baby spinach, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, thinly sliced cabbage, watercress, and scallions (amongst others) can be stirred into the soup right before serving.

Can you eat crushed ramen? ›

You can remake your own version of a ramen snack by taking your favorite instant ramen (ideally contained in a sleeve), taking out the seasoning packets, then closing the whole thing back up and crushing it into bite-sized pieces.

Crushing the noodles helps incorporate them into the rice more seamlessly. Adding just enough water to rehydrate the ramen ensures noodles and mix-ins are tender, without over-wetting the rice.

To eat, you dip a strand of noodles into the broth, slurp it up, and repeat. After finishing the noodles, you can even ask the staff to add hot water to turn the remaining broth into ramen soup.

To reheat ramen on the stovetop, one should pour the broth into a pot and heat it on medium until it's hot but not boiling, stirring occasionally. If the ramen includes a separate solid component (noodles, meat, veggies), they should be allowed to reach room temperature before adding to the hot broth.