Thread: Food Thoughts (feel free to prod my brain)

Want ramen that tastes better than the standard 99 cent pack but don't want to spend 20 dollars at the local ramen bar? Don't have the know-how or kitchen setup to make your own broth? LET ME SHOW YA HOW TO DO IT, THE CHICHI WAY. So far the only two flavors I've really experimented and perfected are based in chicken and beef flavors! BUT I shall share both of those here and update with other flavors in the future. Chichi's Cheating Chicken Ramen 1 pack of your favorite chicken ramen 2 soft boiled eggs favorite how-to for soft boiled eggs 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp salt bear with me on this 1 tsp chicken bouillon or chicken seasoning of some variety Italian seasoning by itself also works 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced Juice from half a lemon Make your softboiled eggs first! Let them cool in an ice bath. Makes them easier to peel. In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat and begin to fry the minced garlic. In small bowl, combine the flavor pack from the ramen, the paprika, pepper, salt, and chicken seasoning of your choice. As the garlic starts to become fragrant, add the spice mix to it. It will clump up if it doesn't 'melt' back down, add another light drizzle of oil. Stir around until it darkens about 1 12 - 2 minutes, then add lemon juice. As soon as you've mixed the juice in, take the bowl you're eating this out of and fill it roughly how high you want the broth to be - I recommend a large-ish bowl, as the extra weight of the noodles and eggs will raise the level of the broth in the bowl and it can be a mess. Pour this water into the pan carefully, stir to mix, and let it come to a low boil. Pour this into your bowl, add your dry noodles and let it sit while you wash the pan. To this pan, add 2 tbsp butter or olive oil, I'm not your parent and your garlic slices, cook them til just browning then turn off the heat, leave them in the pan for a few minutes. Peel your softboiled eggs and slice them in half with a very, very sharp knife, then arrange them prettily in your bowl. The yolk will inevitably leak out, that's normal. Take the garlic from the pan and use a spatula to get the slices and the now-garlic butter or oil into the bowl. Sprinkle some greenery on top green onions, finely chopped dry rosemary, dill weed is also good and enjoy! Chichi's Beautiful Beef Ramen 1 pack of your favorite beef ramen 2-3 soft boiled eggs favorite how-to for soft boiled eggs 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 12 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp salt bear with me on this 2 tsp beef bouillon or beef seasoning of some variety, I like Spice Cave Land Seasoning for this one 4 cloves garlic, minced 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 tsp liquid smoke If you have actual beef ground, sliced, or cubed, cook that up too! For cubes, just sear the sides - by the time you're done searing, the inside should be cooked medium. Make sure they're bite size! Make your softboiled eggs first! Let them cool in an ice bath. Makes them easier to peel. In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat and begin to fry the minced garlic. In small bowl, combine the flavor pack from the ramen, the paprika, pepper, salt, and beef seasoning of your choice. As the garlic starts to become fragrant, add the spice mix to it. It will clump up if it doesn't 'melt' back down, add another light drizzle of oil. Stir around until it darkens about 1 12 - 2 minutes. Take the bowl you're eating this out of and fill it roughly how high you want the broth to be - I recommend a large-ish bowl, as the extra weight of the noodles and eggs will raise the level of the broth in the bowl and it can be a mess. Pour this water into the pan carefully, stir to mix, and let it come to a low boil. Pour this into your bowl, add your dry noodles and let it sit while you wash the pan. To this pan, add 2 tbsp butter or olive oil, I'm not your parent and your garlic slices, cook them til just browning then turn off the heat, leave them in the pan for a few minutes. Peel your softboiled eggs and slice them in half with a very, very sharp knife, then arrange them prettily in your bowl. The yolk will inevitably leak out, that's normal. Take the garlic from the pan and use a spatula to get the slices and the now-garlic butter or oil into the bowl. Sprinkle some greenery on top green onions, dill weed is also good and enjoy! I do not recommend adding cookedcubedgroundetc chicken to the chicken version, as I've yet to figure out how to make that taste good but I'm also averse to meats in soups unless it's pork or beef. Additionally, if it isn't salty enough, you can always add more. I am a salt fiend, so I add until I'm satisfied. You can also tweak these seasonings to your heart's content! If you find a new way to enjoy it, let me know what you did and I'll add it to this table.