Other than my brief (and miserable!) dieting phase, I've always lived by the motto "Eat all the junk food you want, as long as you cook it yourself"... a saying now made famous by my hero Michael Pollan in his book Food Rules. You're not going to be cooking away in your kitchen adding Propylene Glycol (antifreeze) to your ice cream, Butylated Hydroxyanisole (an endocrine disrupter) to prevent spoilage or trans fats to increase flavour. You're going to be cooking REAL food, using REAL ingredients! It really is as simple as that.
So I figure if I want to enjoy my instant noodles – go ahead! I just make them myself. While these aren’t quite ‘2 minute’ noodles, they are still darn quick clocking in at 15 minutes. The Thermomix or thermo cooker makes the broth so simple, but of course you could make it on the stove (both recipes below!). Our stainless-steel food warmers (pictured) are definitely the pick for keeping everything warm while the noodles soften, and the carry handle, lockable lid and cool-touch exterior mean it’s also the perfect vessel to serve straight from the table. You can find out more about our food warmers here.
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Serves 4
+ vegan
+ dairy free
+ vegetarian
Ingredients
200g frozen mixed peas, carrots and corn
650g water
3.5 tsp alyce’s chicken stock powder
20g miso paste
600g instant ramen noodles
Method
- Place vegetables, water, stock powder and miso in a saucepan, warm over medium heat until just boiling. Whisk or stir to incorporate stock powder and miso paste. Once boiling has started, immediately remove from heat (we don't want to overcook our veggies!).
- Meanwhile, rinse 2.2L or 4.7L stainless steel food warmer with boiling water to preheat and then place noodles in.
- Pour stock and vegetable mixture over noodles and immediately cover with food warmer lid. Allow to stand, covered, for 5 minutes, then use a fork to separate noodles.
Take the food warmer over to the table, serve up and enjoy. Can add soy sauce or tamari for extra saltiness and flavour.
Variation: For adults, serve with siracha chili sauce for a kick.
Note: Instant ramen noodles can be found in the fridge section of the supermarket or Asian grocer. You can substitute with any fresh noodle such as Singapore noodles or udon noodles, however the thinner the noodle the more authentic. You can also cook dried ramen, other noodles or even spaghetti on the stovetop and combine with the broth to serve.
