What is the correct way to cook Ramen? I've always used hot water. Pour the hot water into the Ramen and let it sit for a couple of minutes. The noodle isn't too soggy or hard. Just perfect.
I put water in a bowl along with the Ramen and microwave for 3 min. Let sit for a few minutes and enjoy.
I seen it on a comedy thing on twitter yesterday. I couldn't resist sharing it here when I seen the topic pop up! Haha
I know Masu has Ramen options on the menu. I am not sure of how authentic they are though...probably more so than the $.25 packet. Ramen is a pretty broad topic from what I gather from reading Momofuku, and probably hard to find find in all of it's traditional glory locally, but if anyone knows a local spot, I am very interested also.
Kinsen Noodles. Overpriced (loluptownlol) but fairly legit. We'll be hitting them for a Drive n' Dine sometime this year. Reviews were crap until early last year when they got a new executive chef (old personal acquaintance, now currently exec chef at the bulldog). He has since moved on, but the revised menu and general execution approach remain.
Get one of the vacuum packed ramen packets from united noodle. Its like $3. The key is to get the ones where you cook the noodles and the soup separately. Add your veggies, meat, etc... towards the end. Those packets will get 99% of what you get at any restaurant in the twin cities. Seattle, sf, portland, etc... has good Japanese style ramen. Haven't had anything in the twin cities made me think "hmmm that was worth it. I couldn't have made that at home any better."HK noodle is probably my favorite (og) Chinese ramen though. Udon? Forget about it. Gotta go to the homeland to get good made from scratch noodles with "koshi."
Like he said. I'm not sure my way is any of those three options... in my opinion the key thing is draining the noodles then adding the packet. I don't want the f'n water to dilute the salty goodness of whats inside the packet. Another way... in one pan boil the water/noodles, in a separate, fry some egg, veggies and a meat (usually chicken) with half the flavor packet and some other spices, some olive/veg oil, toss in the noodles at the last minute... mmm... tasty.
If you're going for Ramen you've given up on eating properly anyway, so you microwave it like a college student should.
"Meat tenderizer" ftw. I haven't decided if MSG is the Sriracha of spices, or if Sriracha is the MSG of condiments.
My experience... Go to school full time... eat ramen while in school because it is all I could afford. Graduate... eat ramen so that I can pay my student loan bills and its still all I can afford... Life sucks, but hey, at least there is ramen. -That should probably be a tshirt.
Hopefully my titleless job will continue to work for me and I'll never have to experience the ramen lifestyle
Don't knock it till ya tried it. ... isnt that what 'they' always say? lol Nah... Sh** keep the title... just gimme the money. ...that IS what I always say.
Real Ramen? Fujiya Ya in Minneapolis on Weds evening has some bomb ass ramen. Zen Box Kimchi ramen is pretty good. I also make it from scratch. I get most of my ingredients from United Noodles. Its very time consuming making authentic ramen. This was my last batch. Took me 2 days to make everything.
Zen Box? That's in a tiny spot in the Sky Way. Not conducive to visiting with groups. Fuji Ya is an interesting option.
Here's a good read on Ramen if you wanna get your fill on. http://www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_22678709/local-chefs-turn-lowly-ramen-noodle-into-thing
Just trying to help people make informed choices http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-s-strange-ramen-addiction--165713286.html
