Instant Ramen Is the Perfect Way to Use What You Have
For me, cooking is most often improvisation — ‘fancy cheap ramen’ is a great place to start
I have a small shame: even though I write, read, and edit vegan recipes (among other things!) professionally, I am extremely terrible at following them. Other than occasional recipe testing for this magazine you are reading right now, it’s hard for me to remember the last time I chose to cook directly from a recipe without making alterations (excluding baking, for which recipe following is a must unless you’re an expert).
I sometimes start with a recipe, but always find myself adding here and deleting there, mushrooms are just as good here as tofu, right? More often, I cook starting with an idea, or a set of ingredients, especially if I have any produce that’s about to pass its peak. There are so many ways to use what you have on hand, from tacos to toast, but one of my absolute favorites and most versatile ways to clear out your crisper is with fancy-cheap ramen.
This is not a recipe, but merely a suggestion: making a “fancy” version of instant ramen is a delicious, adaptable way to…
