This morning, I woke up from an 11 hour nap after surviving the last day of my summer internship. Needless to say, I woke up hungry and lazy like a fat little boy enjoying summer break with not a worry on his mind. To keep up the lackadaisical trend, I decided to cook a Shin Ramyun noodle soup with whatever I can find left in our empty apartment fridge.
The result:
What's in this bowl? First off, the noodles: 1 pack of Shin Ramyun instant noodle. I used everything included inside except for the pouch of dried vegetables. You are better off washing a fresh stick of green onions and snipping it straight into the bowl with a pair of scissors than to use that pack. Trust me, it'll turn out hard and adds no taste to your delicious noodles in the end. Unfortunately, my bag of green onions turned bad after 2 weeks in the fridge so I had to leave that out this time.
Second, the meatballs. After bringing approx. 2 to 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil, I dropped in 4 beef meatballs. I left them in the boiling water for about 5 minutes before placing the dry noodles into the pot to join them. If you prefer, you can crack an egg on top of the noodles to cook. But becareful! Don't let the egg fall off the noodles and sink to the bottom of the pot or else you will end up with lots of egg stuck to the bottom.
As I wait for the balls and noodles to soften, I heated a small glop of butter in a saute pan. Before the butter completely melted, I dropped in half a pack of washed, sliced mushrooms. You don't want the butter to melt completely, or else the part that melted first will evaporate and you will end up with a dried, butter-stained pan. I let the mushrooms stand for 7-8 minutes to cook. I prefer to have my mushroom retain a bit of crunchy snap to it, so I try not to overcook them.
After the noodles and beef balls soften, I empty the soup base seasoning powder into an empty bowl and pour the noodles, balls, and water straight into the bowl. The best technique to do this is to slowly pour the water into the bowl first, then quickly stir the soup base powder until it is completely dissolved before the balls roll into the bowl or onto the counter top, at which point you can still save them provided you have a relatively clean counter or the ball meets the 10-second rule. This time around, I was fortunate to have sustained no casualties.
When the mushrooms are finished, I slid them into the bowl along with the noodles and beef balls and voilà! It is done. A whole meal finished within 10 minutes.
Next time your stomach calls for food and you're left with only a few minutes to eat before going out to a bad date who wouldn't buy you food, eat this!
Serving you from the comfort of my home...
Sparta
"Anyone can cook." -Gustav
Second, the meatballs. After bringing approx. 2 to 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil, I dropped in 4 beef meatballs. I left them in the boiling water for about 5 minutes before placing the dry noodles into the pot to join them. If you prefer, you can crack an egg on top of the noodles to cook. But becareful! Don't let the egg fall off the noodles and sink to the bottom of the pot or else you will end up with lots of egg stuck to the bottom.
As I wait for the balls and noodles to soften, I heated a small glop of butter in a saute pan. Before the butter completely melted, I dropped in half a pack of washed, sliced mushrooms. You don't want the butter to melt completely, or else the part that melted first will evaporate and you will end up with a dried, butter-stained pan. I let the mushrooms stand for 7-8 minutes to cook. I prefer to have my mushroom retain a bit of crunchy snap to it, so I try not to overcook them.
After the noodles and beef balls soften, I empty the soup base seasoning powder into an empty bowl and pour the noodles, balls, and water straight into the bowl. The best technique to do this is to slowly pour the water into the bowl first, then quickly stir the soup base powder until it is completely dissolved before the balls roll into the bowl or onto the counter top, at which point you can still save them provided you have a relatively clean counter or the ball meets the 10-second rule. This time around, I was fortunate to have sustained no casualties.
When the mushrooms are finished, I slid them into the bowl along with the noodles and beef balls and voilà! It is done. A whole meal finished within 10 minutes.
Next time your stomach calls for food and you're left with only a few minutes to eat before going out to a bad date who wouldn't buy you food, eat this!
Serving you from the comfort of my home...
Sparta
"Anyone can cook." -Gustav
