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Make your own broth from concentrates and things like doenjang, miso, gochjang, hoisin, fish sauce etc. Then a bunch of veg. If I'm feeling it, ill use fresh veggies and prepare each accordingly, but if I'm making a quick bowl, a big handful of frozen veg does the trick.

A couple/few steamed eggs, bean sprouts, some relevant protein to the flavor of ramen I'm having, be it sliced lunch meat, left over pot roast, what have you.

Boil tea and using that to cook the noodles. Poach one or two eggs with the noodles. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mint Jams by Casiopea is really good.

kimchi or an egg

Sauces, Sauces and more sauces. I never user the flavor packet (Or just use a little bit) and add my own sauces. Soy sauce, fish sauce, hoisin, oyster sauce, miso etc. They are just sitting there ready to be used to make it delicious

Chop up a spring onion and chuck that in with some toasted sesame seeds.

For a bit more effort I'll chuck in some frozen stir fry veg when I'm cooking it. Sometimes I do an egg too

First of all, I never use that flavor packet. It’s a ridiculous amount of sodium.

To keep it quick and easy, I’d use garlic powder and/or chili flakes.

Edit: pepper, too. Pepper mills are inexpensive, and fresh ground pepper is MUCH better.

Defiant jazz

Deepfry

Medium boiled egg. Some frozen potstickers, I heated up on the side.

A small amount of cream cheese.

Add instant potatoes until it gets to the desired thickness and add ground beef and cheese.
In college we called it "poverty slop"

Bok choi, Sriracha and a crispy fried egg.

And some MSG if it can take it.

Aside - any broadly available alternatives to Huy Fong? I know they fucked their supplier, and I’ve heard it’s not the same anymore.

Concentrated ramen broth concentrate. Mizkan and Yamasa have a few varieties, including tonkotsu, shoyu, and vegetarian. Had to go to half a dozen stores. A mom-n-pop Japanese market had them on the shelf.

The suggested servings are way too salty. 1/2 to 1 tbsp is enough to really enhance the flavor.

Egg, peanut butter, frozen peas, chopped up deli meats, thin sliced cabbage, sriracha or gochujang.

Slice of cheese on top.

Spam and fried egg is a classic. Maybe some kimchi or whatever leafy vegetables I have around

Frozen veggies so I feel like it’s a real meal.

Fire-roasted corn is a fave, then usually peas and carrots, and the weird one I found: frozen okra. It seemed wrong but I had some on hand and figured why not? Turns out I like it a lot! It also thickens the broth just a bit in a good way.

Sliced up fish cake or sausage, seaweed snacks and pickled mustard greens are my go to. When I want something spicy, and I usually do, I grab a block of hot pot seasoning I keep in the freezer and cut off a piece to melt in the broth.

Stir fry the cooked noodles with whatever.

Make the ramen as normal but once the noods are cooked crack an egg, add some mayo, then stir it all up. It adds great flavor and makes the meal more filling.

A soft boiled egg and some kimchi.

Putting boiling water in it for once instead of eating it dry :3

….butter??? In ramen???

If I'm trying to make it a real meal whatever veg / seafood / meat I might have around. But my lazy addition is a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter (and usually some extra spice) makes it feel more nutritious creamier and kinda like satay.

Jammy soy eggs

Extra dehydrated veggies

Dollop of gochujong or some other hot sauce

Sprinkling if sesame seeds or crunches up nori

Hot sauce and a soft boiled egg