Oh Ann? My Ramen soup experiment

Well, your post got me craving Ramen soup, so this is what I did.    I went to my local grocery store up here in the boonies.   They often sell shiratake noodles, but did not have them.    Oh well, not to be deterred, I bought two packages of the "Oriental" flavor of Ramen.    I bought a small head of bok choy, water chestnuts, green onion and bean sprouts.    I heated up the broth and added just a tiny smattering of the Ramen - maybe 1/4 of one package, just to make me feel like I was eating noodles.   I'm at goal, been there for years, so the hell with it.    Anyway, I let those sit a minute or two, then threw in the very thinly sliced bok choy, the water chestnuts and bean sprouts.  Let that sit there a couple of minutes until heated through.     I served it in bowls with ground fresh pepper and thinly sliced green onions.  It was DELICIOUS.    My family slurped it right up.   One could make this carb-less by adding no noodles at all, or I could have added extra protein by stirring in some mixed egg, or I could have found those damn shiratake noodles.

Anyway, thank you for the inspiration!

Oh yum, I love bean sprouts, but I've never cooked with them myself.  I can find shirataki pretty easily here, so I really think I may need to try this.

When I was in New York last summer, I had some real ramen and they actually added thick slices of salted pork on top of the noodles and broth.  It was soooo good.  I wonder if I could get the same experiece from slices of pork tenderloin.  I must try!

It would be good - look up a recipe for "Pho" which is a Vietnamese soup.
ALso, bean sprouts BARELY need cooking - just a quick submersion in hot broth does it.

On a related note, my town has a restaurant named "Pho King"

Tee-hee.

LOL - Kayla, I know there's one in San Franciso that's called "What the Pho."    For those who are not familiar with Vietnamese food, "Pho" is pronounced "Phuh" in Vietnamese.

 Julie, is it that you don't do well with noodles?  Just wondering why you are so careful to not eat them if you are at goal as a once in awhile treat.  Just being curious.

Yup - white flour is NOT my friend.   So I go for small quantities.   Plus, I will gain weight if I go crazy on the carbs, so I keep it low during the week and only go crazy on the weekends, LOL.

 Oh, I see your thinking on this.  I am just thinking ahead here.  I am really hoping I can be successful on maintaining once I get there.   Thank you for giving me the scoop.

 Sounds yummy to me. What about adding some nice silken tofu to increase the protein? Like the kind you see in hot & sour soup?

This recipe just keeps getting better and better, LOL.   I was thinking of adding some shrimp last night, but got too lazy to go down to the freezer to get it.