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.
Ingredients
Makes 1 perfect bowl
Garnish (Optional)
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?
Recipe fromL.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food, by Roy Choi, Copyright © 2013, published by Anthony Bourdain/Ecco.
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Reviews (4)
Back to TopWhile the recipe made quite an oddly delicious lunch (American cheese!!!). I was rather offended that a publication like Epicurious thought it necessary to allow gratuitous cursing. I guess this is what passes for witty and hip these days.
Anonymous
Ossining, NY
2/23/2016
This is darn delicous. So satisfying, so tasty, so easy, so weird...but oishi. I added a handful of corn kernels and some chicken breast. Let our duck eggs sit a bit more to cook since they're much bigger than chicken eggs. Sleeper keeper!
lindacooks
So cal
11/11/2015
Why such horrific curse words in the narrative? This is awful! Shame on you Epicurious!
jwilkinson171
Ringoes, NK
5/17/2015
A perfect throw down dinner! I tripled the recipe, using only two flavor packets to cut down on sodium. Added some cut up leftover chicken. Didn't have scallions, so topped with chopped fresh basil. It was nourishing and tasty. I can already think of variations for next time! My family is full and happy, and I didn't need to spend much time in the kitchen. It couldn't be better!
mkenny3
Kansas City area
8/17/2014