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Sous Vide Ramen Egg: How to Create Restaurant-Quality Ramen Eggs

The points of making ajitama ramen eggs are… Setting your sous vide at 194F(90C) and 10 minutes. After 10 minutes of sous viding, peel the shells in the cold water. And then marinade the eggs in the fridge.  Does it sound complicated to you? Don’t worry. I will explain it in detail. Keep reading and you will find out... 1. Why do you use sous vide for ramen eggs? You can make ajitama ramen eggs without the help of a sous vide. However: There are some benefits to making ramen eggs using a sous vide. 1. You can avoid cracking egg shells with a sous vide. Using a pot on the stove sometimes does damage to the egg shell and...

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Cracking An Egg into Ramen: Trivia about Ramen Eggs Become A Ramen Nerd!

Dropping an egg into ramen makes your ramen really tasty. Making instant ramen is very easy. I have been cooking instant ramen since I was an elementary school student. However: Cracking an egg into ramen is harder than simply cooking instant noodles. It is not that easy... This is because it is crucial to know when to crack the egg into the ramen. Do you want to know how to cook it perfectly? Keep reading and you will find out... 1. Why should you crack an egg into ramen? Shoyu ramen, miso ramen, shio ramen, tonkotsu ramen, etc… Eggs go well with all kinds of ramen soup.  One extra egg brings you satisfaction. The soft and succulent egg yolk adds...

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Miso Ramen Toppings: 7+ Ingredients for Even Better Tasting Ramen

Miso ramen has some unique toppings that can’t be found in other ramen types. Do you want to know all of them? Keep reading and you will find out... 1. Ground pork What is the meat topping on regular ramen? Probably you might be thinking it is… Chashu. Right? But for miso ramen, ground pork is the most common meat topping. Why is ground pork preferred over chashu for miso ramen? In my theory: Miso flavor and soy sauce flavor don’t go well together. Chashu is marinated in soy sauce and miso ramen soup is made of miso. Therefore chashu is not a common topping in most miso ramen. That said, ground pork adds some umami, oil and a nice...

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5 Ways to Hack Ramen to Make It Taste Even Better

Do you want to know how to make ramen taste even better? In this article, I will tell you all about that, including what to put in ramen to make it better. If you want to know more about how to make instant noodles taste better, click here to read the full article.

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Thick Ramen Noodles: Feeling Like Getting Thick Ramen?

Thick ramen noodles go well with strong flavored soup. The best example is miso ramen. Miso ramen always has a very thick and rich soup. You will taste the saltiness and creamy flavor of miso while you are eating miso ramen. And thick noodles go very well with this soup. Other examples of ramen that have thick noodles are… Tsukemen, iekei ramen, chanpon, Sapporo ramen, Kitakata ramen, and Okinawa soba. Why are there thick ramen noodles? Because it is like... 1. Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza vs. New York Thin Crust Pizza Ramen has developed differently in different regions all over Japan. They have different ingredients for soup. Because people’s preference and ingredients for soup stock are different by region....

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