Thai Peanut Ramen Noodles Recipe - The Salty Marshmallow (2024)

FAQs

Why is packaged ramen so salty? ›

Instant noodles contain higher levels of salt than ordinary noodles to help improve texture and reduce cooking time. In addition, salt is heavily present in the seasoning sachets provided.

Add peanut sauce. Mix to combine. Cook until heated through and until ramen is at desired doneness. Garnish with chopped peanuts, scallion, and sesame seeds.

Yep, peanut butter! It makes a brilliant addition to the noodle broth, making it silky and creamy. You only need a tablespoon to get a fantastic taste and creaminess, without overpowering the rest of the flavours.

While the noodles boil in a large pot, whisk the peanut butter, soy sauce, sriracha, and maple syrup together in a small bowl. Drain the ramen, add it to a small bowl, and pour the peanut butter mixture over the ramen and stir to combine.

Ramen is not inherently unhealthy, but the flavor packet provided in instant ramen does contain high amounts of sodium. Diets high in sodium are associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke and heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Shio Ramen

Shio means salt and this style of ramen tends to be light and transparent. It's often made by boiling down chicken bones and flavored with seafood based products like dried sardines, dashi stock, and bonito flakes.

Eggs are a great way to add flavor and protein to your package of ramen. Prepare the noodles with seasoning and as much liquid as you like. Then, decide how you want to prepare the egg. You can boil, poach, or simmer an egg directly in the ramen.

Butter and ramen might not seem like a likely combination, but you would be dead wrong. Ramen and butter are best friends. Adding a small amount of butter to your next bowl is one of the easier ways to step up your ramen game.

Simply substitute the peanut butter for almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter. Keep in mind that the taste will differ slightly, but it will still be delicious.

Kikarage: Black wood ear mushroom (aka jelly ear or black fungus) is often found in Chinese cooking, and makes a great soft, jelly-like textural addition to a bowl of ramen. Like many mushrooms, kikarage are also very nutritious!

Why do Koreans put cheese on ramen? ›

“In Korea, there are people who don't really like spicy food, so we put the cheese on the spicy food to tone down the spiciness a bit,” explains Alice. “And Australian dairy product is great.

The mayonnaise and egg makes the broth creamy and rich, adding so much flavor to your soup! Start with an egg, seasoning packet, grated garlic, Korean pepper flakes (if you're using non-spicy flavored noodles) and Japanese kewpie mayo.

Simple Add-ins. Quickly upgrade the flavor of any bowl of ramen by stirring in miso paste, chili bean sauce, Thai curry paste, Japanese curry powder, fish sauce, or vinegar. If it's a salty condiment, omit about half of the seasoning packet.

For a nutty, Thai-inspired ramen hack, cook the noodles according to the instructions but ditch the flavor packet. Instead, whisk together sesame oil, peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, and ginger and pour it over the hot noodles. Add chopped scallions and sesame seeds for even more flavor.

To reduce the salt in a regular packet of noodles, just don't use all the soup packet, and don't drink the broth. You can also go “high class” and make your own broth, and regulate the salt in that. The broth is very salty. So, the good news is, if you don't drink all the broth, you won't get all the salt.

A splash of cream or dollop of Greek yogurt (or sour cream) can mellow it out.

Tonkotsu ramen has the least amount of sodium

And the noodles have 1.8 grams of sodium. So it will be 2.7 grams of sodium when you eat the ramen noodles and drink one quarter of the tonkotsu soup.