I felt like something soupy for dinner tonight. I usually want soup when I feel run down. There’s just something about hot broth that makes things better. Have you seen that movie Ramen Girl?
Brittany Murphy (I loved her) was the lead in that movie. It’s about an American woman who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to make ramen. Random right? Well, it’s actually a really cute movie. You should check it out.
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Anyway, I didn’t feel like soup soup, so I decided to make ramen noodles. I didn’t make it from scratch like they do in this movie, but I think I did a pretty good job using leftovers and ingredients I had on hand.
I only used 4 ingredients (not counting water). Notice how the ramen noodles are a spicy shrimp flavor and I am using grilled pork. I did have fresh shrimp in the freezer, but I really needed to use the leftover pork. That’s literally all I had left. Besides, you really can’t tell that the broth is shrimpy. It’s spicy and that’s fine with me.
This meal literally took only 10 minutes. I didn’t have to cook anything, but the noodles. The pork was already cooked and the only prep I needed to do was cut up the green onions. I heated the instant ramen noodles in a pot until cooked. Then I added the pork and bean sprouts. I kept the pot on the burner until the pork was heated all the way through. Then I poured it all in a bowl and added the green onions on top.
