instant noodle lovers
By ahnah69
@ahnah69 (141)
Singapore
May 8, 2007 8:12am CST
Do you know the correct method of cooking instant noodle?Here is the correct method:-
1) boil the noodle in a pot with water
2) once it is cooked, take out the noodle and throw away the water which contains wax.
3) boil a new pot of water (til boiling) and put the noodle into the hot boiling water and then shut off the fire.
4) only when fire is shut off, while water is VERY HOT, then pour the ingredient power/source into the water to make the soup.
5) However if yours is dry noodle like Mee Goreng, you can just take out the noodle and add the ingredient with the powder and toss it to get dry noodles.
Enjoy !!
5 responses
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
11 May 07
but the soup is nice precisely because of the water the noodles was cooked in. if throw away the water won't the soup taste a little bland? i've always eaten the noodles with the original water coz it'll some flavour to the soup. as for the part about the powder, it's because MSG reacts with heat and some chemical reaction takes place. applies to all food that you intend to add MSG i.e. switch off fire BEFORE adding MSG :)
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
11 May 07
wow - i learn another new thing. Didn't know that there's a chemical reaction between MSG and heat!
But I'm sure those hawkers all add MSG when they cook. And not after they switch off the fire! Another reason why outside food is not healthy I guess. For ze char lagi worst.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
11 May 07
hehehe, both also want can???
for me i'll try not to eat instant noodles too often loh
but if life without taste also no point right?
i'm a glutton so if i have to go without food then really no point liao.
i live to eat, not eat to live
when it comes to good food i'm like salivating all over the place :)
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
16 May 07
Well, when you boil instant noodles, rinsing the noodles in cold water after it is soft actually make the noodles more springy.
This is especially nice when you are attempting to make dry noodles, with dark soy sauce, maggi chilli sauce, maggie ketchup and a little bit of pepper.
Even if you want to make soup, pouring out the first round of water that the noodles is boiled in and rinsing the noodles in running water, then preparing the soup separately, the additional springy texture in the noodles actually make the meal more tasty!
You should try it.
@myle77 (32)
• Singapore
16 May 07
wah piang! u guys so pro. Eat instant noddles so many pattern. lol For me I eat instant noodles is because I want quick n easy meal, mainly for filling the stomach. In the past when I'm very young, I aso got a lot pattern (not as many as u guys) when cooking instant noodles, like adding boil egg & luncheon meat, n I really love instant noodle like crazy, can eat every type. Now dunno y, I don't have the appetite to eat instant noodle, I rather eat da pao or whatever, I think I eat too much instant noodle in the past n get sick now. or maybe I'm too spoilt now, too many choice ;p
anyone of u tried fried instant noodle done by india (in local they r called mamak) in west malaysia? Is my favourite supper when I studied college in kl.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
9 May 07
thanks for sharing this ahnah!
I never knew got to throw away water. makes sense cos of the wax. that means I've been eating a lot of wax in my soup noodles. but then must take noodle out the first time quite early right? otherwise boil twice in water sure become soggy one.
