Just to share with your our current discovery that we oh so love! We have been seeing these in the Japanese/ Korean sections in the Family Food Center and have not paid them any attention until recently when both the Expat Daddy and I craved for the spicy korean noodle soup from Korean Garden (near Ramada Signal, just across Chili's). I have been checking on recipes from the internet and I find it a bit complicated for my available time and energy. And considering that most probably it would only be me and the Expat Daddy who will be eating it.
So as I love to check on items in the Japanese and Korean sections, hoping that I will be lucky enough to spot some mirin (ei, Doha peeps, do you know where I can get some mirin? Sake is out of the question, last time I checked at the liquor shop it's about QR400 ($110) per bottle!), I have just made a wonderful discovery. These instant noodles from Korea, a bit expensive at QR5 (about $1.40) compared to Maggi noodles but definitely worth it! One pack is already enough to share between the Expat Daddy and I, and sometimes even with our Big Ate.
This instant noodle is no different from any other instant noodles in the market, just about the same cooking instructions, add noodles in boiling water, then add the flavorings and cook about 5 minutes and it's all good. But then, just to make it extra special, what we do is add some vegetables with it. With some carrots, cabbage and specially with the shiitake mushrooms, you wouldn't guess that it was actually instant noodles. Because of the vegetables we have adjusted the amount of water we put in, instead of 3 cups as per package instructions, we've made it 4 to accommodate the additional veggies, then we also add a pinch of salt just to adjust the taste to our preference.
See, what was really exceptional in this pack is that the noodles are so good, not starchy at all. It tastes like eating some fresh or frozen noodles instead of the packed dry ones. This red one is the spicy one, but there are still other flavors to choose from, so for those of you who are not into spicy noodles, there are also seafood, vegetable and chicken variety, take your pick! But I must tell you, this is really so good, the Expat Mommy recommends it!
Update: In the first photo above, we have made it extra special by adding some toppings of spring onions and pulled chicken breast :)
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The very first korean noodles I bought was the Shin Ramyun Noodle Soup. I was really curious to try this one out. Lucky me I found your blog. Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely make one for our Korean Night. Korean Noodles and Korean TV - a healthy dose of Korean Idols like GDragon and TOP! :)
ReplyDeletehi food handler! sure hope you've already tried this noodles i've been raving about! we still have not got enough of these and continue to make it our guilty pleasure! oops! don't forget the shiteke mushrooms, they're just not as good without it!
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