5-min. Easy Garlic Chili Oil Ramen
Chewy ramen noodles seasoned with a delicious spicy, garlicky chili oil. These quick and easy garlic chili oil ramen noodles are ready in 5 minutes with minimal ingredients! Great as a tasty snack or light meal.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 2 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 serving instant ramen (approx. 3.88 oz / 110 gram per serving)
- 1 tbsp green onion (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp Chinese black vinegar (or rice vinegar/apple cider vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp gochugaru ((aka Korean red pepper flakes/powder))
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder ((aka chicken stock powder))
- 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
Instructions
- 1
In a small pot filled with 2 1/4 cup or 550 ml water, bring to a boil on medium-high heat. Boil the instant ramen for 2 minutes until al dente. Then reserve 1/4 cup of the noodle water for later.
- 2
Strain the cooked ramen and transfer noodles to a heatproof bowl. Then add 1 tbsp of the reserved noodle water to the bowl.
- 3
Pour regular soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar, gochugaru, chicken bouillon powder, sesame seeds, minced garlic, chopped green onion on top and in the center of the noodles.
- 4
Next heat vegetable oil on medium high heat in a small saucepan until it starts to smoke. Pour and aim the hot oil over the aromatics, not the noodles.
- 5
Quickly mix everything together until noodles are coated in the chili oil. Feel free to add more noodle water to help loosen the noodles more. Enjoy as is or refer to the blog post for topping ideas.