Instant noodles.
That’s what I am having for dinner tonight. The husband is gonna be home late from a team building karaoke session (he organized it and I secretly think its a planned getaway from the baby and my nagging). My brother doesn’t come home on Wednesdays so it’s just me and mum and I have decided to relieve my mum from cooking tonight, especially since we have a extremely cranky baby on hand.. Jerry unfortunately is running a fever today and I’m wondering if he has got the sick bug from me or that he is suffering from all that random knocks that he gets around these days.
I have been eyeing the tom yum favored instant noodles for a long time to come, so tonight is like the perfect night to get that craving satisfied.
For more than 20 years, I have been cooking my instant noodles in this sequence – water, noodles, seasonings and whatever ingredients thereafter.. But one fine day, I decided to turn the packaging around and read.. And gasp! The instructions had it as water, seasoning first then noodles… And I couldn’t believe it. I mean, I have been doing it wrong ALL THESE YEARS? Then again, I had been incredulous at that thought and noticed the packaging again every time after and I realize it’s different instructions with the different brands.
I have stuck back to the way that I cook my noodles simply because of convenience. And I usually like it with loads of vegetables and a runny egg. Tonight, I had my noodles with 2pcs of yong tao foo (tau kee to be exact), loads of red round spinach and the runny egg.
Happy meal.
So, tell me. How do you cook your instant noodles? And what ingredients are must have to go along?
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I suddenly had a flash back about my brother screaming at me for throwing abalone into my instant noodles.. Heh. I do that on days I feel like indulging myself. Abalone slices or a whole can of pacific clams. I know. I am quite extreme.
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Cherie
Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.
10 Comments
binique
omg. i didnt realise i have been doing it wrong all these years too. 😡
cherieladieblogs
heh. i think its the different cooking instructions of the brands.. i never bothered reading because my noodle tasted fine all these years! 🙂
and wow! i thought you weren’t on LJ anymore. haven’t read/seen your entries/comments for a long long time.
breadcrumbs
I think pacific clams with instant noodles is a brilliant idea!
And I cook my instant noodles the same way too hahaha!
cherieladieblogs
yeah. i think the different brands have different cooking instructions. the myojo noodles instructions are as per how i do it but the maggi ones is not!
seishouai
Heh i like my instant noodles with lotsa veggies & fishballs.
And yes, i’ve done that abalone thingy too & got screamed at by my mom. Haha…
cherieladieblogs
fish balls. that’s something that i used to have in my noodles when i was a kid. these days, i no longer have them cos fishball taste nice when they are fresh..
my mum is actually cool with instant noodle abalone but my brother is not! 😛
moomeh
I do it the same way as you except I’d throw away the water used to cook the noodles and get a new lot of water for ingredients. I don’t add the seasoning much either.
cherieladieblogs
I used to do it for a period of time (throw away noodle cooking water) cos i was so conscious about the ‘wax on the noodle’ but then got lazy since i don’t eat instant noodles all the time. i also do the ‘use part of seasoning’ practice too!
missustay
K’s ex-colleague shared with us to put in the chicken essence into the soup. tip came in handy when we got lots of chicken essence gifts after giving birth!
i don’t like the taste of chicken essence and this helps to cover up the smell.
cherieladieblogs
Ooooh.. i hate chicken essence and totally dont drink it. There are still like dozens of it sitting in the hampers in my house from the time Jerry is born. 🙁