Finally! A gourmet guerilla thread on ramen!
Even after college, it's just hard to beat the value when you want to go cheap. Plus, after 7+ years, I've been institutionalized enough to savor more than just its value. In fact, I'm eating one right now
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Here's a ChemE-RN recipe I've fine tuned over the last few years:
1. In a pot, put ramen and H2O.
2. Turn stove on. (No need to wait until boil before placing ramen in. Waste of energy)
3. Cut chicken breast to small pieces (maximize surface area for heat transfer to ensure the meat is cooked thoroughly in short period of time. Once again, not wasting energy)
4. Cut sausage (any type) along twice, then across, yielding small chunks
5. By this time, the water and ramen in it is boiling. Pour chicken and sausage in (and egg too sometime)
6. Pour the chicken flavor in.
7. After 2-3min. Turn stove off. Let the remaining heat soften the noodle.
8. In that 2-3min period, tear some dark lettuce leaves off and rinse them.
9. Pour the water off the pot (the stock solution contains most of the seasoning. Getting rid of it lower your sodium consumption.)
10. Put the lettuce leaves in the pot and mix.
11. Pour some pepper and parmesan.
12. Grab a fork and eat off the pot.
Voila! Low energy consumption, moderate sodium, lean protein and low fat (boiled chicken, no oil), quick preparation, it got veggies, and only 1 pot and 1 fork to wash. I must say it's tasty, too. YMMV. Hunger is the best spice
That serving is about 400-500 calories, 40-50g protein, 400mg sodium, 16g fat, 5-10g fiber, and bunch of iron, vit, minerals from the dark leafy veggies
Occasionally, I just eat ramen dry (taste great too to pour over fruit/oriental salad with raisins and pecans). When I was growing up, I was told it would make your stomach ache. BS! Now I have enough confidence in the stomach acid to digest it properly.