The post immediately above yours this:
Instant ramen. Or if I’m feeling fancy, ramen that takes 6 whole minutes to cook
Add an egg to that shit, like an egg drop soup, omg!
Instead of egg, I usually have surimi (or imitation crab sticks). They’re not expensive at Asian markets (about $4-6 here in California for a couple dozen sticks) and can be stored in the freezer for a long time.
I actually just had some for breakfast. Nongshim + surimi cut into smaller pieces.
What’s the timing on that?
Totally replied to the wrong thought chain, I pour boiling water in my cup and drop the egg. Usually once it’s cool enough for me to handle, about 10mins-ish egg has cooked through
Ah are you talking the cup of noodles in the styrofoam? I was thinking the square package that you put in a boiling pot for 3 mins. I’ve heard an egg is great in it, but never tried it.
I break an egg directly into the pot of boiling water when there’s about 2.5 to 3 minutes left on the noodles’ recommended cooking time. This usually gets the whites solid and leaves the yolk runny in the middle.
I’m not a food expert though. This might be unsafe. I’ve done it a lot though and haven’t gotten sick.
4 minutes would probably cook the yolk all the way through if you want a solid yolk.
Even raw eggs are generally safe to eat.
I have done the cup and my own bowl with it. I make sure to have my noodles broke in half in my bowl before I pour my water in, then egg. With the cup it gets a little messier because of space but still doable.
Depends on the type, some can microwave in under 5min, others are bake for 15 or maybe in a pan for 10-15. I microwave if on a lunch break or have to be quicker but, oven will taste better. Prob quickest and best tasting with an air fryer for some, I’m not so hip to those though.
Brick ramen:
Boil water
Timer: three minutes
Egg in a small dish, to add later. NO CRACK YOLK
Timer: :50 left
Egg in, do not stir, make sure water isn’t heavily boiling
After :50, it’s perfect
Season with bullion/better-than, chili sauce, hoisin, etc. so easy, cheap, delicious, caloric for sweet “I have no energy to make food” depression meal.
Get a great big giant soup bowl (buy one before making, it feels better to eat from)
Drain lots of water out before adding seasonings, you want concentrated flavour
Fantastic! I’m going to give this a try soon. Thanks!
Update: I cracked my yolk when I made lunch. I didn’t crack my partner’s. Their soup wasn’t as creamy as mine, so maybe a little hole in the yolk isn’t so bad.
I still wish we had scallions.
I might like that even more.
Honestly it was probably better. If you pour the eg in at :30 it would do the same—I just don’t like fully cooked egg whites.
Absolutely! That’s gonna be my lunch today!
Quick edit: so good with scallions, which I unfortunately do not have on hand.
Tinned tuna is also nice to add for some extra flavor and variety.
Chinese snail noodles are a little more work but usually worth it.
If I’m feeling rich an instant hot pot is nice
Egg noodles tossed in olive oil and topped with Parmesan and basil. Super lazy, super tasty, and cheap.
We have different definitions of super lazy.
We have different definitions of super lazy.
Yeah, I came here looking for crushed uncooked Ramen noodle lazy, dammit!..
Upgrade your life son, drop ramen in rice cooker and water press button
Upgrading your life is not eating instant noodles in general, old man.
I came here for depraved food snacks!
Get a bag of bagged chili, soak ramen in hot water until it gets hot without the seasoning pack, heat up the chili in a sink full of hot water, crunch up some Cheetos into powder, wrap it all up in a cold tortilla, add bagged jalapeños.
Take the Oreos and crush them, mix with just enough water to make a really thick dough, roll in hot cocoa mix
You are a genius.
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Put a half cup each of Nutella, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff in a bowl and nuclear oven for ten seconds.
Give it a rough mix and go to town.
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I understand the message here (great idea btw. Or electric kettle works too) but misreading this wording is great… “Water press button” 😜
This is as easy as Ramen. It just has ingredients you don’t usually buy.
Too much tossing and topping and eggs. That’s three superfluous actions.
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If I seriously don’t feel up to cooking, like there’s no fucking way I’m turning on the stove? Cereal.
My “just throw it in a pan” meal? Seashell pasta + canned tomato soup. Apparently one fateful day before payday, my grandmother had two hungry kids to feed, and nothing in the house but those two ingredients. So my gramma invented Spaghettios from first principles and a family comfort food was born. A hot meal so simple you can make it without a working brain stem.
I like this idea. Do you boil the pasta first or just cook it in the soup?
Boil pasta first, don’t salt the water, there’s plenty of salt in a can of tomato soup. Partially drain the pasta, you want some of the water left to dilute the canned soup, add soup, on an electric stove I turn the burner off at that point, there’s plenty of heat left in the system to bring the soup up to temperature, a couple grinds of black pepper, ladle into bowls and spoon into your choice of face hole.
I do recommend using the water the pasta was boiled in rather than fully draining the pasta, adding the soup and then adding more water. The starch dissolved in the water does good things to the texture of the soup.
Peanut butter sammich
I’m more of a toasted salami and cheese on sourdough with mustard, salt, and pepper guy personally, but any sandwich really fits the bill. Sometimes I say fuck it and just throw butter and cheese on some bread when I’m really feeling lazy.
A whole jar of pickles
I love me some pickles.
My people!
Soylent!
You can really taste the Brad
I’m here, what’d I miss?
Beetlejuicing.
Also, no, I’m not drinking people.
It’s challenging to cook when one lives alone. I came up with a frozen buffet system.
I make several main dishes, several side dishes, and several desserts. Subsequently, I divide the foods into portions that I would normally eat, then I freeze.
That way I can grab 2 or 3 items, microwave, and eat whenever I’m hungry.
Doing this, I only need to cook once or twice every shopping cycle.
This is going to be super Asian… But I usually have rice on hand, and in the fridge an assortment of Chinese pickled/preserved veggies, fermented tofu, Vietnamese fermented prawns, salted and/or century eggs, kimchi, jars of seasoning like sate for example. Keeps forever (use clean utensils to avoid contaminating the jars) and good in a pinch.
Even better to add a side of greens if I have them. Boil or saute for a few minutes, then toss them in whatever seasoning (oyster sauce for example, keeps it simple and magically makes everything taste like stir fry).
I’m going to have to keep an eye out for fermented prawns. That sounds awesome
You can try to find it at a well-stocked Asian grocery store. It’s called “tom chua” or “mam tom chua” (sour shrimp) and sold in jars like this:
The flavor is actually more sweet and sour though. It’s very strong, so I’d recommend it more if you’re already familiar with fish sauce. You eat it whole, complete with the shell (it’s softened similar to sardines are).
Thanks! We have a great Asian grocery store here because we’re next to a huge university with lots of international students. I’ll look for some next time I’m there
- Boil macaroni elbows. Drain.
- Open jar of pasta sauce. Pour over macaroni. Stir until heated through.
- Add salt, pepper, a sprinkle of chile flakes.
Done.
Fruit
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I liked your joke though, why’d you delete it?
Yogurt and granola, with a side of nuts and cheese for an portable, decent protein, heavy snack/light meal. Or, salad with chopped lunch meat and some cheese on top, so I can again get some easy protiens. I also keep some decent frozen meals in case I’m short on cook time and need a hot heavy meal. There are work gaps where I can barely spend time at home and the bagged “family meals” of pasta or mixed veggies are awesome portioned out for multiple meals.
Bagged pasta.
If i have the time to wait on noodles, spaghetti is a staple. They even make frozen meatballs you can cook in the sauce while it heats up!
I’m choosing sleep for dinner tonight!
Qui dort dîne
Popcorn, cereal, or yogurt with fruit.
Walmart frozen burritos. They are incredibly cheap, by weight almost comparable to cheap staples like pasta or rice. I can toast them on the pan and add some fire hot sauce. Tastes good. Easy to make. Inexpensive. Only downside is that there’s no way it’s good for you.
“Only downside is that there’s no way it’s good for you.”
That’s a big ‘only downside’. You should check how much salt is in those things.
(Why can’t they make processed foods healthy?)
Healthy doesn’t sell as well, delicious keeps people buying more and capitalism gonna capital.
Saw that to health and wellness industry of 135billion annually in the US. Even if it doesn’t sell as often it sells at much much much higher prices. Health has gone capitalism too.
McDonald’s annual revenue for 2023 was $25.494B, a 9.97% increase from 2022. McDonald’s annual revenue for 2022 was $23.183B, a 0.17% decline from 2021. McDonald’s annual revenue for 2021 was $23.223B, a 20.9% increase from 2020.
That’s for just one chain. Sure, I’m not saying there’s no health food market, but it’s a lot smaller. It doesn’t sell as well. Which is what I said.
Salt is an inexpensive preservative. Without it… Not sure what else could be used.
