먹방 (Mukbang) Monday: Better Ramen

5 Improvements on Classic Ramen

These fried noodles are cheap, easy, and yummy. While a cup of noodles isn't a balanced meal, you can use these tips to make your ramen slightly more healthy and even more delicious!
1) Buy Better Ramen
Top Ramen doesn't cut it! Get yourself to an Asian market and buy real ramen. You can even pick up flavors like seafood or spicy ramen. Unfortunately, when it comes to ramen, the pricier the better.
2) Use Stock
Recently we made some beef bone broth. On that day, we happened to have ramen for lunch. Seong just scooped some broth into the ramen pot in the place of water. The result? The best ramen ever! He also used half the seasoning packet, so it had less sodium!
3) Add Veggies
We start ramen with garlic and onion sauteeing with some oil. Then add stock or water and seasoning. When it comes to a boil, add the noodles and other mix-ins, like green onions, mushrooms, or chunks of tofu! We even throw some cooked dumplings in sometimes.
4) Finish With an Egg
Right before serving, crack an egg into the pot. Don't let the yolk break, just let the boiling water cook it through.
5) Eat with Side Dishes
We love eating ramen with kimchi (of course), seaweed (cruchy and salty), and 단무지 (tanmuji = yellow picked radishes).

Do you have another "ramen method"? Leave a comment!
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