Tonight's Ramen was yummy, very slightly on the salty side as far as ramen goes. Diluting broth with more water will help. Or less fish sauce (see below).
##Ingredients
- Slices from pork loin
- 1 Stalk bok choy
- 1 Handful pea vines
- 1 Bunch cilantro
- 1 Ear of corn
- 4 Green onion stalks
- Pork boullion cubes (i used Knorr brand)
- Fish sauce
- Sun noodle brand No. 28 Noodle
- Ginger (squeeze ginger)
- White Pepper
- 1 Lime
- 1 Jalapeño
- Some sprouts
- 4 eggs
##Eggs I learned to boil my eggs from this article. Basically, put your eggs in a pot, covering about 1inch of water. Bring to a boil, then move them away from the heat and start the timer for 6-8 minutes. when the timer is up, empty out the water and replace with cold water for a little bit, before peeling. To make peeling a lil easier, put in a tbsp of baking soda before boiling.
Peel the eggs, cut in half, then set aside (leave them out at room temp)
##Broth I used 8 cups of water. So, dissolve 4-4.5 cubes of broth in the water. When it starts to boil, add a little more water (maybe a cup or so), then throw some fish sauce in there (i dunno, maybe a half a cup or something?). squeeze some ginger in there to taste. stir, and keep it going and going. Then i chopped a little more of the green onions and threw them in.
##Meat The meat can be anything, but i made an injected pork loin the night before so i shaved pieces and put it in the oven for a little bit to warm some.
##Prepare the veggies
- Chop up the onion
- Shave off the corn from the ear
- Chop up the cilantro
- Cut the Lime in 8ths
I put all the veggies out so we can add later. I never cook my veggies in my broth.
##Finally, prepare the noodles According to the instruction. These are to be boiled for 2 minutes in "more than 7 cups of boiling water" (per pack). Important--stir them with a pasta ladle to loosen 'em. After the 2 minutes, pull them out and drain them.
##Serve
- Pour the broth in bowls
- Put in the noodles
- Put on the toppings, according to your aesthetic. I think aesthetics are important. i like to be able to see the eggs, jalapeno, and veggies.
