Good Day,
The dreaded Ramen noodle pack is my got-to-get-done supper when I
haven't got a clue as to what I want for supper or I am running too late to prepare a
meal. It is also a good supper whenever
or when I am eating late at night. Obviously,
it's easy to prepare and the instructions are right on the package. But before I
start, I'm not talking about Cup of Noodles. You know that Styrofoam cup with
the dehydrated stuff that requires boiling water and then it sort of expands. And it still tastes like...
I'm talking about packages of dried noodles that are
available in all types of weird and wonderful concoctions. These quick noodles are readily on
the shelves at local Asian grocery stores. The regular grocery
stores, like Publix, seem to stock just the very few brands that certainly doesn't
allow for too much tweaking of the imagination.
Well I just found out that the Ramen or instant noodle was
somehow invented in 1958, and of course I'm wondering if that may be the actual
age of some of the noodles and ingredient pouches that are included in the
packages. And would you believe, that in Japan in the city of Yokohama, there is
a Ramen Noodle Museum.
Well, on this particular evening I finished my volunteer
work and when I got home I went to the pantry to look for a Ramen noodle package. Well, this
is one of the ones I found. The only English words on the package were "INSTANT NOODLE". Hell, I couldn't make heads or tails of what was on or in the pacakge, but sure
enough there was a disk of dried noodles and three of what I guess were flavor and add-on pouches. At least a very simplistic set of English instructions were on the package.
Instructions were: 1. Add pouches to 500 mL of water; 2.
Boil; 3. Add noodles; 4. Simmer 3 to 5 minutes; 5. Serve. Like I said, the instructions
do not require a post–doctorate theoretical research aptitude.
For all intents and purposes you eat one Ramen noodle
package you have tasted them all. So here's where I go to work with the most
minimum effort. I immediately think of what I can add to enhance the flavor and
provide some sort of entertainment of taste to my tongue and stomach. Is there something in my kitchen that I can add?
Well, instead of water, I substitute chicken broth. And I
find a zucchini, some green onions, and a red chili pepper in the refrigerator.
Oh yes, there is a toasted sesame seed container in the pantry.
I followed instructions from the package and at that point just after where I add
noodles to the boiling broth and where I turned down the heat to simmer, I add chopped zucchini, chopped green onion, and chopped chili pepper.
I let the noodle concoction simmer for 4 minutes and then dump
everything into a noodle bowl. I sprinkle the top with the toasted sesame seeds
and supper is served. Damn the red chili peppers are hot. My sinuses clear
up.
As you can see the noodle bowl supper is only as limited as your
imagination, and as long as it is edible, you can be as gastronomically creative as you want.
Oh and yeah, my blood sugar count is turning downward in a positive direction.
Enjoy.
Jim
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