Naomi
02-11-2008, 09:08 PM
This thread is dedicated to my friend Jacob who lives on ramen instant noodles apparently. Ramen noodles were invented in Japan in response to the nuclear fallout where people had so much poverty and had to wait for hours in food lines just to get a bowl of noodles. Can you imagine?
I love ramen noodles so much. I prefer the Sapporo Ichiban brand as opposed to Nissin or Maruchan ramen. (Maruchan is total crap imho) They taste great and I never get tired of them. By themselves they are not that healthy.
The one thing I try to include in my diet is Omega 3. Because I do so much thinking it's important for me to keep my brain very well fed with Omega 3.
Secondly vitamin C from a natural source is always good to have.
Dazimua Noodle Salad Recipe
1 lime
a clove of garlic (real garlic not that shit in a jar or garlic sprinkles)
A tiny slice of fresh ginger
1 avocado
1 bag of your favorite romaine salad mix or a head of romaine
1 dozen cooked and deveined frozen shrimp
2 packages of ramen noodles (oriental is good it tastes like carpets, if you are lucky and live near a mexican community, you can get the awesome shrimp-lime flavor)
Some oil for frying - preferably grape seed, coconut or another stable tasty oil.
Put the shrimp in a pan and pour warm water into the pan and let them sit there while you are prepping the noodles.
Heat up your frying pan with a little oil - high heat (Asian food is always best cooked HIGH heat)
Boil just enough water for the noodles and add ONE sauce packet. We will use the second pack later.
Put the noodles in the water then turn the burner on low. Be careful not to let it sit in the water too long or they will get soggy. It must be al dente (firm to the bite) as soon as the noodles begin to loosen up is usually a good time to drain them.
After you drain them sprinkle the other flavor packet on the noodles and toss them around.
Now chop up your garlic clove very finely. Reserve half to sprinkle on your salads - it has alicin in it and will keep you healthy, but cooking destroys it. Put half the garlic in the hot greasy pan, along with the ginger. Let it sit approximately 30 seconds. If you like it hot you can add some red peppers now.
Throw the defrosted shrimp into the pan and stir fry them about 3 minutes or until hot.
Put lettuce into one bowl or two bowls, depending on if you are eating alone or with someone. You use about half of one bag.
Put the noodles on top, along with the slices avocado and a quarter of a lime, then put the shrimp on top.
Squeeze the lime out on the noodles.
Health benefits:
lime is high in copper
shrimp are high in Omega 3 and low in mercury (they have a high cholesterol content though it's not so bad read more (http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/meat/seafood/healthful.shrimp/index.html))
ramen provides carbohydrates
romaine has A, C and folic acid content
ginger helps with nausea and aids digestion, helps arthritis and other things (http://www.nutritional-supplements-health-guide.com/benefits-of-ginger.html)
garlic (fresh, uncooked, chopped) has alicin in it
avocado is a great source of antioxidants and is a complete foodbonus - avocado is also an aphrodisiac and if you like you can rub the inside of the rind on your face to get a free spa treatment, except you will be green so try to do this only when you are not going out. do it while cooking and then surprise your guest with a green complexion.
Serves: 2
Cost: around $4 - it keeps well (for work lunch) if you make sure everything is cool before you throw it together in a container.
Cheaper/Loseweight/Vegan version:
Just throw the noodles over the cheapest lettuce and add the raw chopped garlic and real lime - this will still be healthy. To add omega 3 throw some walnuts in, this will also be tasty (and vegan!)
more later...I will add a photo next week.
I love ramen noodles so much. I prefer the Sapporo Ichiban brand as opposed to Nissin or Maruchan ramen. (Maruchan is total crap imho) They taste great and I never get tired of them. By themselves they are not that healthy.
The one thing I try to include in my diet is Omega 3. Because I do so much thinking it's important for me to keep my brain very well fed with Omega 3.
Secondly vitamin C from a natural source is always good to have.
Dazimua Noodle Salad Recipe
1 lime
a clove of garlic (real garlic not that shit in a jar or garlic sprinkles)
A tiny slice of fresh ginger
1 avocado
1 bag of your favorite romaine salad mix or a head of romaine
1 dozen cooked and deveined frozen shrimp
2 packages of ramen noodles (oriental is good it tastes like carpets, if you are lucky and live near a mexican community, you can get the awesome shrimp-lime flavor)
Some oil for frying - preferably grape seed, coconut or another stable tasty oil.
Put the shrimp in a pan and pour warm water into the pan and let them sit there while you are prepping the noodles.
Heat up your frying pan with a little oil - high heat (Asian food is always best cooked HIGH heat)
Boil just enough water for the noodles and add ONE sauce packet. We will use the second pack later.
Put the noodles in the water then turn the burner on low. Be careful not to let it sit in the water too long or they will get soggy. It must be al dente (firm to the bite) as soon as the noodles begin to loosen up is usually a good time to drain them.
After you drain them sprinkle the other flavor packet on the noodles and toss them around.
Now chop up your garlic clove very finely. Reserve half to sprinkle on your salads - it has alicin in it and will keep you healthy, but cooking destroys it. Put half the garlic in the hot greasy pan, along with the ginger. Let it sit approximately 30 seconds. If you like it hot you can add some red peppers now.
Throw the defrosted shrimp into the pan and stir fry them about 3 minutes or until hot.
Put lettuce into one bowl or two bowls, depending on if you are eating alone or with someone. You use about half of one bag.
Put the noodles on top, along with the slices avocado and a quarter of a lime, then put the shrimp on top.
Squeeze the lime out on the noodles.
Health benefits:
lime is high in copper
shrimp are high in Omega 3 and low in mercury (they have a high cholesterol content though it's not so bad read more (http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/meat/seafood/healthful.shrimp/index.html))
ramen provides carbohydrates
romaine has A, C and folic acid content
ginger helps with nausea and aids digestion, helps arthritis and other things (http://www.nutritional-supplements-health-guide.com/benefits-of-ginger.html)
garlic (fresh, uncooked, chopped) has alicin in it
avocado is a great source of antioxidants and is a complete foodbonus - avocado is also an aphrodisiac and if you like you can rub the inside of the rind on your face to get a free spa treatment, except you will be green so try to do this only when you are not going out. do it while cooking and then surprise your guest with a green complexion.
Serves: 2
Cost: around $4 - it keeps well (for work lunch) if you make sure everything is cool before you throw it together in a container.
Cheaper/Loseweight/Vegan version:
Just throw the noodles over the cheapest lettuce and add the raw chopped garlic and real lime - this will still be healthy. To add omega 3 throw some walnuts in, this will also be tasty (and vegan!)
more later...I will add a photo next week.