Monday, June 13, 2005

I'm no chef, but I am a cook

Today, I'm going to tell how I make Ramen.

You'll need:
1 Electric Pasta pot with colander
If you don't have an electric pot, you can use a regular pot, but you'll need a stove or hot plate
3 packs of Maruchan Ramen (I've tried Nissim, blecch)
NOTE: The best place to buy Ramen is your local warehouse club, e.g. BJ's
A wooden spoon
A paper towel

Fill the pot with water, turn on the heat to High or 212F and wait for the water to boil. It may take a while, but remember, it's there. While waiting, open the packages of ramen and pour the noodles into the colander that came with the pot. If the pot didn't come with a colander, you can use a bowl. Seperate the flavor packets, and you may use them later. When the water boils, lower the colander into the pot, or empty the bowl. If you are like me, you will, at this point, throw the flavor packets away, but most people's tongue aren't as sensitive as mine, so they would empty the packets into the water. While the blocks of noodle are still solid, they will float, so use the wooden spoon to push them down. An advantage of Ramen is that it only takes about 3 minutes to cook, and that's to my standards, some others may like theirs a bit more firm.
If you're sure that the ramen is ready, remove the colander from the water and place it on a paper towel, pour out the water, and hang the colander from the rim of the pot if possible. If you dont have a colander in the water, place one in the sink and pour the contents of the pot into it. Give the ramen some time to drip dry, then pour into a medium-sized bowl. You can then eat it, but wash it down with a cold drink. And that's how I make ramen. Bam! :-)

Oh, and by the way, Jacko got off, that slimy, plastic-faced maniac.

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