Beef up your ramen for Valentine’s Day
By Kaffyna Santos on February 1, 2024
Treating your date to a delicious dinner may be challenging, especially when you’re a student. However, instant noodles have become a pantry staple over the years due to their affordability, convenience and versatility. This Valentine’s Day, you can impress your date by preparing one of the three easy and delicious ramen recipes:
Ramen fried rice
Fried rice is a heavy meal that is easy to make and will fill you and your partner up. It’s prepared like regular fried rice with ingredients stir-fried together like:
- two cups of day-old rice
- three garlic
- half an onion
- two eggs
- half a pound of shrimp
- sprinkle scallions
- half a cup of cubed carrots
- half a cup of peas
But with a twist of added crushed noodles and the powder from the ramen packet mixed with all the ingredients.
Chili oil noodles
This TikTok famous type of ramen recipe is one without a broth. Instead, you can make it by pouring hot five tbs of sizzling oil over a bowl of pre-placed ingredients such as the Shin Ramyun ramen packet, a tablespoon of sugar and, depending on how much you like your date, a little bit of minced garlic. It’s easy to cook in less than 10 minutes, and adding a yolky fried egg helps balance the spiciness.
Cheesy carbonara
If your date is not a fan of spicy food, you can try the carbonara ramen variation, which can be quite satisfying. There are many ways to prepare this recipe. Still, the simplest method is to cook the ramen noodles as you would with any other pack, but instead of adding water, use milk and add semi-fried bacon, parmesan cheese and black pepper.
Recipe:
- one cup of your choice of milk
- six pieces of bacon
- ramen pack of your choice
- parmesan cheese
- black pepper
While having instant noodles for dinner on Valentine’s Day might not be considered conventional, staying home, cozying up and enjoying a humble bowl of ramen can still be romantic. You can customize it to your date’s taste preferences, making it a unique and intimate experience. The variations of ramen recipes are limitless. Tasty is a fantastic website where you can find more ramen recipes.