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Perfect Instant Ramen

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Perfect Instant RamenBobby Fisher

You can have almost no money and still have enough to live off this stuff for weeks, months, years. Eat enough and you'll start to look for ways to make it different: add a little more sauce, a little less sauce, cook the noodles less, cook them more, add more water, less water, add an egg, scramble the egg, etc. Me, I've become a freak when it comes to my instant ramen. Don't fuck wit it, don't fuck wit me, let me do my thing. This is how I do my own thing.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 perfect bowl

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups water
1 pack Shin Ramyun or whatever pack of instant ramen you have
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon butter
2 slices American cheese
1/4 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds

Garnish (Optional)

1/2 scallion, green part only, thinly sliced on a bias

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring the water to a boil in a small pot. Open the ramen package and add the noodles to the water. Cook the noodles for 2 minutes, then add the flavor pack.

    Step 2

    About 30 seconds before the noodles are done, turn off the heat and crack in the egg—but don't mix it in. Just pull the hot noodles gently over the raw egg and let it sit for a minute to poach.

    Step 3

    Now get a bowl and gently pour everything slowly into it, being careful to not disrupt the egg.

    Step 4

    Add the butter, cheese, and sesame seeds to the bowl. Mix it all around. Garnish with the scallion if you have it.

    Step 5

    Eggy, cheesy goodness.
    Grilled cheese what?

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