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

FAQs

Can you use ramen noodles for peanut noodles? ›

Put your ramen in organic water. In a bowl, combine ramen seasonings, 8 Kewpie Mayo, peanut butter, garlic, spring onion, sesame oil and mix to combine. Pour the hot organic ramen water, add the noodles and give it a final mix. Garnishes, spring onion, chili oil 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.

Make it spicy: In addition to herbs, consider adding some spices to your bowl. We're talking about things that add some heat, like red pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and sriracha. Not only will you be adding flavor, but the heat will make you forget about salt altogether.

Add the Ramen noodles, Bok choy (including green tops), and snow peas, cooking for 3 minutes or until Ramen is cooked through and the vegetables are crisp-tender.

Yes, you can poach an egg in instant ramen. To do this, you need to crack the egg into a bowl and gently slide it into the simmering broth. Allow it to cook for a few minutes until the white is set but the yolk remains soft and runny.

Finally, egg noodles and ramen noodles have a virtually identical taste and texture. It takes a discriminating palate to tell the difference. For all of these reasons, many people just assume that ramen noodles are egg noodles. With all of that being said, you can use egg noodles as a substitute for ramen in a pinch.

Eggs are a great way to add flavor and protein to your package of ramen.

Dairy milk gives your ramen a milky, creamy character. It takes the heat out of spicy ramen and adds a thick, rich texture. Soy milk, on the other hand, is sweet and nutty. It's not as thick and creamy.

Cheese is naturally rich in free glutamates, a building block for umami flavor, and ramen is already packed with umami. By adding cheese, you also add fat and carbohydrates, further enriching the broth.

Shoyu ramen benefits from a clear broth that has less fat in the broth. That means it's thinner, lighter, and lower in calories. The seasoning sauce that goes in shoyu ramen is also low calorie because most of its flavor comes from soy sauce.

Why is Japanese ramen so salty? ›

Shio Ramen

Shio means "salt" in Japanese, so you can already guess an essential part of this type of ramen. The broth is usually chicken or pork-based and is seasoned with salt.

Add some protein: You can add a boiled egg, sliced chicken, shrimp, or tofu for some extra protein. Add vegetables: You can add some fresh or frozen vegetables like spinach, bok choy, mushrooms, carrots, or broccoli for some added nutrition and flavor.

When it's time to cook your ramen, you can substitute the corn stock for some or even all the cooking liquid. It might seem odd at first, but the corn stock will help give your ramen an added boost of flavor.

Adding Vegetables to Instant Ramen

But it's pretty simple to add a bit of roughage to your starch. Quick-cooking vegetables like baby spinach, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, thinly sliced cabbage, watercress, and scallions (amongst others) can be stirred into the soup right before serving.

Fried ramen noodles

Ramen noodles are traditionally used in soup, but they are delicious and used in other ways like crumbled in Asian salads, or stir-fried with a great sauce and some veggies.

Peanut Noodles Recipe Ingredients

It's creamy, bright, savory, and sweet, made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, tamari or soy sauce, sesame oil, fresh ginger, rice vinegar, and lime juice. For these noodles, I add an extra tablespoon of tamari to boost the savory flavor.

Within our manufacturing facilities, no peanut, or tree nut allergens are used in the production process of making any Maruchan products. While not a peanut or a tree nut, some products do contain sesame seed oil which is not among the controlled major allergens.

What it's in: fortunately for those with peanut allergies, peanuts or peanut oils aren't typically used in Japanese cuisine. However! Peanuts may be used as a seasoning in the broth of tonkotsu ramen, which is written 豚骨 or とんこつ in Japanese.