I assume a lot of you spent New Years Day slouching around fighting hangovers. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. In fact, that’s exactly what I did. My lazy day was interspersed only by a quick trip to the shops, a nap and a bowl of comforting shin ramyun noodles.
On first meeting Dave, it became quickly apparent that for most of his bachelor days, he was living on packet noodles called shin ramyun, bulk bought from the local Korean supermarket. Initially, I have to admit I thought that meant he was a rubbish cook with no interest in food and a cupboard full of pot noodles.
That was a mistake, and often now, it’s me asking for shin ramyun. He is a good cook, he does like food and shin ramyun is NOT pot noodle or anything close. It’s something he discovered when living in Korea and just loves to eat. Yes, it’s dried noodles in a packet and is fast to prepare but that’s all. The flavours are great – authentic, spicy and rich. And when enhanced with a few extra bits, this is great comfort food.
Ingredients (per person)
- 1 packet of shin ramyun
- 500ml water
- 3 spring onions finely diced
- 3 shiitake or chestnut mushrooms sliced
- 1 egg (we use duck eggs for a treat)
Method:
- Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add the noodles and the two sachets of flavour.
- Boil for around 2 minutes.
- Add half the spring onions and the mushrooms and continue to cook until the noodles are almost cooked.
- Carefully crack the egg into the pan and using chopsticks gently whisk the white away from the yolk so that it mixes into the noodles.
- Cook for a few more minutes until the yolk is still runny but the whites are cooked through.
- Gently pour into a bowl and sprinkle the remaining spring onions on top.
- Eat with chopsticks and a spoon (or, in my case, a fork and spoon) and take great delight in breaking the yolk and watching it spill into the noodles.
You can buy shin ramyun from amazon or from Asian supermarkets. Look out for the distinctive black and red packaging. The brand you want is Nongshim. Nothing else will do!
It seemed fitting that on New Years Day, cuddled up on the sofa, we ate the last two packets from his big box of ‘Bachelor’ noodles. I’m 100% sure that more will be purchased but this time we’ll be buying them together.
Additionally, I’m entering this into the Simply Eggcellent January link up by Dom at Belleau Kitchen. This is a healthy but filling meal where the duck egg is the star of the show! Find more healthy recipes from other bloggers which include eggs here.
Enjoy!
we drove back from a wedding in London and then I made a hot pot but thus glorious soup would have worked it's magic just as well! Happy New Year! xxx
Happy New Year to you too Dom! You can't beat a hotpot either… although I'm turning Pescatarian for January so sadly it'll have to wait (I'm dreaming of beef hot pot now!) x
These noodles are my guilty pleasure for lunch. I adore how you can add just about any veggie in there, so they make the perfect "use up your leftovers" ammunition and are just so satisfying. I hadn't ever considered adding a duck egg – that is just genius of the first order. 🙂
Ahhhh brilliant you've linked to Simply Eggcellent. Thank you xxx
yum!! ON MY TO MAKE LIST!X
Yes any veggies would work wouldn't they! More mushrooms, carrots, onions. Yum. We need to buy some more asap. Plus, we're both full of cold right now and they are just so good for making you feel better.
Yippee! 🙂
this sounds such a great comfort food. Healthy, flavourful and warming. Perfect for Winter! love it
It really is, and I love that sometimes, fast food or at least 'packet food' can be delicious!
Now this is my kind of comfort food – I love the egg in it too for a little bit of healthy protein 🙂
I love noodles, really do. Now I've got an excuse to visit the local Asian supermarket. 😀
I love instant Ramen, including Shin Ramyun. I usually put the seasoning powders in the serving bowl, then whisk them together with an egg & some Kewpie mayo until they’re nice & creamy. I then cook the ramen until about a minute from done, before adding in some sliced Berlink Cheese hot dogs for the last minute.
Once they’re cooked, I put the water from the noodles into the bowl, shocking it into the seasoning mixture, before tipping in the noodles & sliced HD’s……. Delicious!
P.S. you can add any type of sliced cooked meat of your choice in place of the HD’s.
Ooops, bit of a typo there.
Should have read…….I put the water from the noodles into the bowl, whisking it into the seasoning mixture.
Sorry
Ooops, bit of a typo there.
Should have read…….I put the water from the noodles into the bowl, whisking it into the seasoning mixture.
Sorry