I splurge on the slightly more expensive imported ones from my local Asian supermarket, I stir fry some veggies and maybe add a boiled egg to round it out to a meal
Edit: love the cheap ones too, they had my back when no other food did
Chop dehydrated shiitakes and toss in while cooking. Towards the end crack an egg into the ramen, turn the heat off and put the lid on to cook the egg. So fucking good
I like to pour the finished soup over fresh veggies, usually sugar peas and green onion (though sometimes little pieces of broccoli or carrot). Also I like to season it with extra garlic and black pepper, sometimes finely powdered jalapeno or chipotles. BEHOLD!
I'm gonna buy some of that ramen illegal in Denmark for being too spicy later lol
Really love how it has become cheaper or something to use chemical slurries than actual meat or animal products in instant noodles, I mean this genuinely
Can't fuck with the soupy instant ramen anymore. The creamy ones like nissin soba or the buldak ones are a good once in a while snack you can keep in your pantry
Ive learned recently how easy it is to make noodles with stir fried vegetables. I base it off of chow mein but add whole wheat noodles. You cant get the same texture from frying the noodles when theyre whole wheat. But thats fine because it removes a step.
I make a sauce with 1 part oyster sauce, and 2 parts each of soy sauce and gochujang, plus a small amount of whole seed mustard. Plus garlic powder because im lazy.
I stir fry the white parts of the green onion, cabbage, and carrot in toasted sesame oil. Then garnish with the green green onion.
Its not as fast as instant but its still quick and cheap. And its wayyy healthier.
When ive made instant noodles in broth ive enjoyed adding okra.
Same brand as Shin which is also good. They have another called chapaghetti which is a more noodles in brown sauce deal. In Korea its a "ghetto-hack" to mix Neoguri and Chapaghetti to make "Chapaguri". Kind of like putting a McChicken inside of a McDouble.
They got me through college, but Ramyeon destroys Top Ramen. It isn't close. I love Carbo Buldak, Odongtong, and Jajangramyeon. Plus, Nengramyeon is fantastic in the summer.
As far as soup noodles, I prefer Maruchan or Shin noodles. If other noodle styles are on the table, IndoMie Mi Goreng is a delicious comfort food. I sometimes throw a can of tuna (spend the extra 50 cents to get it in olive oil) on top if I need to make it a meal.