10-Minute Meal – Instant Ramen
Make instant ramen that tastes just as amazing as the real deal! It’s quick, cheap, and ridiculously easy—all you need are a handful of pantry items to elevate your noodle soup into a satisfying, protein-packed meal.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 green onion/scallion
- 1 package instant ramen noodles
- 500 ml water ((about 2 cups))
- ¼ (5-oz) can albacore tuna (preferably packed in olive oil)
- 2 Tbsp kimchi ((optional; plus more for topping/serving; cut into bite-size pieces))
- 1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell)
- ½ Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- ½ tsp toasted white sesame seeds ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Gather all the ingredients. I use an electric pot for this recipe and others in the 10-Minute Meal series. You also could use a regular saucepan on the stove.
- 2
Cut 1 green onion/scallion diagonally into thin slices.
- 3
Add 500 ml water to an electric pot or saucepan and cover with a lid. Bring it to a boil on medium-high heat or Mode II (600W) on the electric pot.
- 4
Once boiling, sprinkle in the seasoning packet(s) from the ramen package.
- 5
Drain ¼ (5-oz) can albacore tuna (preferably packed in olive oil) and add to the pot. Mix well and bring it to a boil again, uncovered.
- 6
Once boiling, add 1 package instant ramen noodles. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Using chopsticks, submerge the dried noodles in the simmering soup, flip them once, and loosen them up. When boiling strong, reduce the heat to medium heat or Mode I (250W).
- 7
After 2 minutes, add 2 Tbsp kimchi and stir.
- 8
Crack 1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell) onto the ramen noodles and let it cook in the simmering soup without touching it, about 2–3 minutes. Right before the timer is up, drizzle in ½ Tbsp toasted sesame oil.
- 9
Sprinkle on some sliced green onions. When the 5-minute timer beeps, transfer the noodles and soup to a large bowl.
- 10
To Serve
- 11
Sprinkle with ½ tsp toasted white sesame seeds and extra green onion on top. Serve with extra kimchi on top or in a side dish. Enjoy! This recipe is best consumed as soon as you prepare it, so I don’t recommend keeping leftovers.