Current Events > Anyone else drain the water out of instant ramen?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I was a grown-ass adult by the time I realized that this wasn't the norm.

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Drain the water, and I don't use the seasoning packet.

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I just eat the seasoning packet

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MorbidFaithless posted...

Drain the water, and I don't use the seasoning packet.

Irony posted...

I just eat the seasoning packet

You two should meet up and trade.

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Cook it in chicken stock and use a smaller amount of liquid so that by the end it is mostly absorbed by the noodles, rookies.

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boil for a few mins, drain 70% of the water then cook for a bit with the seasoning packet added

elite

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I make it differently depending on my mood.

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Sometimes I'll drain the water and add in a little butter, while only using half the seasoning. Makes it similar to some Japanese spaghetti dishes.

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Alteres posted...

Cook it in chicken stock and use a smaller amount of liquid so that by the end it is mostly absorbed by the noodles, rookies.

I don't use chicken stock, but do agree about having it absorbed by the noodles. It doesn't take that long to make it that way either-- the only way there's still a bunch of water to drain is if you've only zapped it for like a minute in the microwave.

What do you mean? Do you just upend it from the pot into your plate water and all? When you make it in a cup, aren't you supposed to dump the water after?
I drain the water after cooking the pasta and also mix the seasoning packet into the noodles when they're on my plate rather than when they're in the pot with the water

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^Who eats ramen on a plate?

I do... what am I supposed to eat it in, the pot I cooked it in?

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I drain a lot of the water, not all, then I put the seasoning in for max flavor ratio.
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sauceje posted...

I do... what am I supposed to eat it in, the pot I cooked it in?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl

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The only reason I eat that vile crap is for the broth.

drain half and add half the packet. but I do cook it in the other half.

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sauceje posted...

I do... what am I supposed to eat it in, the pot I cooked it in?

I'd do that instead of dumping it out on a plate. Less dishes to wash that way.

I boil some chicken or beef stock with the seasoning packet and some more seasonings, then pour that into a bowl with the noodles and put a lid over the bowl until the noodles are cooked. Sometimes I'll throw in some leftover meat or veggies too.

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pegusus123456 posted...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl

Fair point

pfh1001 posted...

I'd do that instead of dumping it out on a plate. Less dishes to wash that way.

You do you

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sauceje posted...

What do you mean? Do you just upend it from the pot into your plate water and all? When you make it in a cup, aren't you supposed to dump the water after?
I drain the water after cooking the pasta and also mix the seasoning packet into the noodles when they're on my plate rather than when they're in the pot with the water

Do you...do you eat ramen on a plate like spaghetti?

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i drain all the water too, i usually only put a little but of the msg package in it, sometimes i just cook it plain and put hella black pepper on it

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sauceje posted...

What do you mean? Do you just upend it from the pot into your plate water and all? When you make it in a cup, aren't you supposed to dump the water after?
I drain the water after cooking the pasta and also mix the seasoning packet into the noodles when they're on my plate rather than when they're in the pot with the water

wtf

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Cook it al dente, drain the wooder, then toss is in a hot skillet with some sesame oil and an egg

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codey posted...

Do you...do you eat ramen on a plate like spaghetti?

Yes

EDIT: It may be worth pointing out yesterday was the first time I had ramen in years lol

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1) add two ramens together
2) add water and both flavor packets
3) add pepper, soy sauce, and some meat
4) boil
5) do not drain
6) ???
7) profit

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Not all of it but some. If I'm sick though I usually won't and just slurp it out of the bowl.

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Shotgunnova posted...

1) add two ramens together
2) add water and both flavor packets
3) add pepper, soy sauce, and some meat
4) boil
5) do not drain
6) ???
7) profit

hella sodium tho

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DuranOfForcena posted...

i used to like to eat ramen dry as a snack. you crush it up into a bowl in bite size pieces, flick a little bit of water onto it as evenly as you can, dump the seasoning packet on it, cover it and shake it up until it's coated well with the seasoning. it was a great crunchy, salty snack.

I had a roommate in college that couldnt cook anything. At all.

He would open a ramen pack sprinkle the seasoning on top and just start chomping.

I had another that tried to make boxed Mac and cheese, he added the butter, milk, and cheese powder without draining the noodles first. So he had a giant pot of water that was slightly yellow with noodles floating around in it.

How the fuck do people like that survive.

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i drain the water but then fill it back with new water, less this time, and cook it a little longer with the seasoning and an optional egg. mix a little, let it cook a little, then put it in a bowl.

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Freddie_Mercury posted...

hella sodium tho

Sodium is love
Sodium is life

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I throw out everything and eat the packaging.

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If you're eating instant ramen, sodium probably isn't a concern anyway.

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I do, I eat instant ramen basically dry.

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pegusus123456 posted...

If you're eating instant ramen, sodium probably isn't a concern anyway.

This.

Also i switch it up when i eat ramen but draining the water and adding just a touch of butter to make the seasoning coat the noodles better is ramen at its finest.

you gotta use less than a full seasoning packet though.

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