Throw the seasoning packet away and this gets good
Boil three bricks of ramen for two minutes and drain them early. Scramble three eggs, cook three cups of frozen stir-fry vegetables, then toss everything with soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and ginger.
The packets are the salty part you do not want an hour before running. Your own sauce is three tablespoons of soy and a spoon of honey, and a kid can drink water normally after eating it.
Ingredients
The recipe serves 4. Plan on about 20 minutes.
- 3 packs (3 oz each) instant ramen, seasoning packets discarded
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 3 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
How to Make It
- Boil the ramen noodles 3 minutes, then drain and set aside.
- Stir together the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, garlic powder, and ginger in a small bowl.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high; add the beaten eggs and scramble 1 to 2 minutes, then push to one side.
- Add the frozen vegetables and cook 4 to 5 minutes until hot and tender-crisp.
- Add the drained noodles and the sauce; toss 1 to 2 minutes until everything is coated and glossy.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve.
Timing Before Practice
Start about 25 minutes out; once the noodles are boiled the stir-fry is just a few minutes.
- T-minus 25: boil the noodles and mix the sauce
- T-minus 12: scramble the eggs and cook the vegetables
- T-minus 4: toss in noodles and sauce, then serve
Make It Ahead or Save Leftovers
Cold ramen stir-fry is surprisingly good, so leftovers double as a next-day lunch.
- Mix the sauce a day ahead and keep it in a jar
- Reheat in a skillet with a splash of water to revive the noodles
- Pack leftovers cold in a box for tomorrow
- Serve with: edamame, mandarin orange cups
Parent Tip
Slightly undercook the noodles since they finish cooking when tossed with the hot sauce.
Make it fit tonight
Small changes that make this one fit your night
Noodles pulled a minute early
They finish cooking in the hot sauce, and fully boiled ramen turns to paste in the pan.
Sauce mixed in a jar Sunday
Shake it up ahead and this dinner drops to twelve minutes on the night you need it.
An extra egg for the hungrier kid
A fourth egg costs about twenty cents and settles a fifteen-year-old who lifted after school.
Frozen edamame stirred through
A cup of shelled edamame adds something to chew and thaws in the hot noodles.
Leftovers packed cold in a box
These eat surprisingly well straight from the fridge, so tomorrow's lunch is already made.
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