How to Cook Noodles

Shrimp noodles are an easy and quick dish to cook, suitable for busy people or college students with a lot of homework. Shrimp noodles are cheap but not really nutritious, some people commented that this dish was quite bland, others said that the noodles were too soft. Fortunately, you can apply a few tips to cook the perfect bowl of instant noodles. Besides the available seasoning pack, you can add many flavoring instant noodles and side dishes. With just a little creativity, you will have a delicious and more nutritious meal in no time!

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Ingredient

2.5 cups (590 ml) of water
1 pack of instant noodles, including seasoning pack
Toppings such as eggs, meat or green onions (optional)

Cook noodles

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Boil water. Pour 2.5 cups (590 ml) of water into the pot. Place the pot on the stove and bring the water to a boil over high heat. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Stir the seasoning in the water. Peel off the seasoning package that comes with the shrimp noodles. Pour the seasoning into the boiling water and stir well. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Cook broth for 1 minute. The seasoning powder will dissolve completely and the broth will be hot enough for the next step. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Drop the noodles into the pot. Gently submerge the noodles into the water with chopsticks or a wooden spoon. You may have to hold the noodles for a while. Do not break the noodles or stir the noodles. The noodles will separate on their own. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

You can also cook the noodles in another pot of boiling water. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Cook noodles for about 2 minutes. When the noodles begin to separate, use chopsticks or tongs to lift them out of the pot of water. ^{[6] X Research Source} You can also pour broth into the bowl through a strainer to retain the noodles.

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Fan noodles. This will help the noodles stop cooking further, preventing the noodles from getting too soft or wet. You can use a hand fan, a small fan, or even a piece of cardboard or a document clip. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Another way is to pour cold water over the noodles. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

Put the noodles in the broth. At this point, you can add delicious side dishes such as eggs, meat or vegetables. ^{[9] X Research Source}

Some side dishes should only be added to the bowl of noodles at the last minute, after you have poured the instant noodles into the bowl.

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Remove the noodles to a bowl. Pour noodles into a large deep bowl. If you’re dropping poached or fried eggs in the pot, scoop out the eggs with a soup ladle and place them over the noodles in the bowl. At this point, you can add toppings such as cooked meat.

Cook better noodles

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Spice up your noodles with sauces and seasonings. If the sauce or seasoning is strong, you should use less seasoning packets for instant noodles so that the noodles are not too salty. Here are some delicious options you can try: ^{[10] X Research Sources}

Fish sauce
Japanese curry powder
ponzu dipping sauce
Miso sauce
Thai curry sauce

Add flavor with other spices, oils, and flavorings. This is a good option if you don’t like fish sauce, flour and curry sauce. Here are some original ideas: ^{[11] X Research Sources}

Juice of citrus fruits, for example a little lemon or lime juice. Add the lemon juice just before serving the noodles to a bowl.
Fats such as tallow, chili oil or sesame oil.
Spices, eg paprika flakes, coriander seeds or white pepper. However, you must remove the nuts before you put the noodles in a bowl.

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Add less vegetables for a healthier meal. You can add some soft and quick-cooking vegetables right before serving the noodles. You can also cook vegetables that are firmer and take longer to cook with the noodles. Here are some delicious vegetables: ^{[12] X Research Source}

For quick-cooking veggies, try baby spinach, bean sprouts, scallions or watercress.
For mature vegetables, try broccoli, green beans, snow peas, or chopped carrots.
No fresh vegetables? Try frozen vegetables! Thaw them under hot water for about 30 seconds.

Add protein to noodles with an egg. Shrimp noodles are full of sodium, starch and fat, so this is not necessarily a healthy dish. You can make this dish more nutritious with a protein-rich egg. Hard-boil or hard-boil eggs, then cut them in half – this is the most common method, but you can cook it in many different ways. You can try the following options: ^{[13] X Research Source}

Boil an egg by putting it in the pot while the water is still cold. Peel, cut the egg in half and drop on top of the noodles just before serving.
Boil hard-boiled eggs by dropping them into the pot when the water starts to boil. Boil for 3 to 7 minutes, peel, cut eggs in half and add to bowl of noodles just before serving.
Try making egg soup. Once the noodles are cooked and the broth has boiled, stir well. Lightly beat an egg and drop into the pot while the broth and noodles are still swirling.
Poach the egg just above the noodles. Let the eggs boil for 30 seconds. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and wait another 30 seconds. ^{[14] X Research Source}
Add a fried egg. You have to fry the eggs and cook the noodles separately. Place eggs on top of noodles before serving.

Add protein to the meat. Thinly sliced meat is the most common choice, but you can also add chicken breast, flank steak, or lean loin. Cook the meat in the broth while the noodles are starting to boil in another pot. Remove the meat from the broth, add the noodles and pour the meat back on top of the noodles. ^{[15] X Research Source}

Keep the amount of meat as little as possible. You want to focus on the flavor of the noodles and broth. ^{[16] X Research Source}
Thinly sliced pork belly or pork shoulder are the most popular and original choices. ^{[17] X Research Source}

Try other original side dishes. For most of these items, you have to go to a supermarket that specializes in Asian countries. You can also find these in your local supermarket. Here are some delicious options: ^{[18] X Research Sources}

Fish cake (Japanese or Korean type)
Sliced white radish or lotus root, or shitake mushrooms (Japanese shiitake)
Shredded seaweed
Fermented salted bamboo shoots (also known as menma).

Advice

You are free to decide the amount of toppings as well as seasonings. However, the main point of the dish should still be noodles and broth.
Try adding a little chopped lemongrass. Lemongrass goes very well with seafood.
To prevent the broth from splashing, hold the pot of instant noodles near the bowl before pouring it out.
For a bowl of seafood noodles, try adding squid, shrimp, crab or salmon.
Add whatever to the bowl of noodles that you think is delicious. Take a little risk, but make sure you cook your choices thoroughly.
No kitchen? No problem! You can cook noodles in a coffee maker or even a microwave!
Don’t like noodle soup? Cook the noodles, then stir-fry them with your favorite sauce and vegetables.
Add some flavoring to the broth, such as garlic salt, miso or soy sauce. ^{[19] X Research Source}
Eat noodles fast. Shrimp noodles don’t taste good when left outside for a long time. If you know you can’t eat it all, cook half of it. ^{[20] X Research Sources}

Things you need

Pot
Chopsticks or wooden spoons
Deep bowl

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