Underground Socialite: Never Eat Ramen Noodles Ever Again With My 12 Minute Noodle Photo Recipe Series

Estimated serving cost $1.50 for a bowl full of food.

Hello my Socialites! I know many of you have eaten ramen instant noodles during your college years or even after college when you were poor or living out on your own and not knowing how a stove works. I just can't believe that Maruchan is America's top selling ramen noodle soup brand. It produces over 3.6 billion packages a year. Personally I find it disgusting and tried it once in my life and never again. I've been so poor for so long but I still would not think to actually get into my car and go to the grocery store to pick up ramen noodles to survive off of. There are cheaper yet better ways to eat better than ramen noodles. I'm not knocking anyone who loves it but for those who rather find a more fulfilling alternative, I got it for you. No one has told you about Mama noodles. It comes in different flavors such as chicken, shrimp, and beef . They even have different styles of noodles such as Tom Young Gonng and Pho soup. I stick to the regular flavored pork soup. You can buy it individually for as cheap as ramen noodles or you can buy it in a box for like $7 at your local Asian Market. The box lasts you for at least a month.

So I am going to do a series of Mama noodles creation for you and this is the first. I promise it taste nothing like ramen instant noodles. It is hearty and just one package is plentiful for one person. I used to make this all the time for my friends. I will be showing you in my upcoming series how to cook Mama noodles in different ways that is fast and easy and delicious! Remember, you can always substitute different vegetables or proteins. Cooking is not about following a recipe that someone gave you to the exact ingredients and measurements. It's about being inspired to put your creative skills to use and make do with what you have in your pantry. You might end up creating something better or totally different! Let me know how this worked out for you! See step by step photo instructions below~ Enjoy!!

Ingredients:

Chopped Celery
Shredded Cabbage
Sliced or julienne Cucumbers
Sliced Carrots
Chopped Cilantro
Sliced of Lime
Chopped Jalapeno Pepper
Sliced Polish Sausage
1 Egg
2 tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
Sriracha Sauce for spice
Packaged of Mama Pork Flavor Instant Noodles

Step by Step Photo Recipe

Step 1: Chop cabbage, celery, cucumbers, scallions, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, carrots, and sausage up.
Step2: Boil 3 cups of water in a small pot and throw in carrots and an egg for 10 minutes. Remove boil egg and place in cold water. Do not turn off the pot. Peel the boiled egg and slice and set aside. *When boiling egg, don't overcook it. 10 minutes is perfect.

Open the Mama noodles. It contains the noodle and 3 small season package. There is a pepper package attached to the bigger size dried seasoned package at the bottom right of this picture. If you don't want red peppers in your noodles, leave it out of the equation. Open the the 3 seasoned package and place contents in boiling pot. Put two dashes of fish sauce and a dash of oyster sauce in pot as well. Now add the polish sausage in the pot. Break the uncooked noodles in half and then place in pot. Let noodles soften and break down and stir. After you put the noodles in the boiling water, it will only take two minutes to cook. Turn off the stove.

Now pour the noodles in a bowl and place the vegetables and eggs on top. Garnish with a slice of lime on the side. Add Sriracha chili sauce if you want it spicier.