Gourmet Ramen

Everyone has ramen noodles as a staple in their college diet (except for me). To be honest, I could never stand to take more than a couple bites. I don't know if it was the level of saltiness or the msg packets that completely turned me off. Now that I am a year and a half out of college ramen has now become a staple in my diet. For this recipe you can use any type of ramen-because you will not be using the little mystery packets-but just the noodles. I have personally grown to love the KOYO brand since they use organic noodles. So-first you will boil water and cook the noodles (again-DO NOT ADD THE FLAVOR POUCH). I happen to always have a lot of condiments in my refrigerator, especially Asian ones. I just took a couple of my favorites and added them to the cooked noodles. First I added half a teaspoon of wasabi mayo. Stir it into the noodles until it is completely mixed in. Then I added a little pepper jelly for some spice and sweetness (again stir until mixed adequately). Then I tossed in soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, siracha and pepper (did not measure). I was craving protein, so I cooked a tofurky sausage and added that; but, for you meat eaters chicken, shrimp, beef would work as well! Also, if the idea of wasabi mayo does not sit well with you-try it with half a teaspoon of peanut butter instead (just as delicious). It took all of ten minutes to make. Additional items you could add would be peppers, onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bean sprouts, baby corn, snap peas, broccoli, etc. Enjoy!