Steaming Ramen | Chicken Recipes | Jamie Oliver (2025)

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How do you make $1 Ramen better? ›

Cooking the noodles in stock can add flavor, and you can also add extras like eggs or bacon. Soy sauce, herbs, and seaweed are also easy additions that can boost instant ramen's flavor.

Add Japanese seasoning like furikake or togarashi for a boost of flavor. Try beefing up the flavor of instant ramen with a sprinkle of furikake, a common Japanese seasoning that contains seaweed, sesame seeds, and fish flakes.

The inspiration for cheesy ramen can be traced back to South Korea. Often recognised as a variant of Korean comfort food, in Korean cuisine, it's not uncommon to find cheese tossed into spicy foods to balance the heat.

Adding butter can be a quick fix for a broth lacking in fat and gelatin, two key ingredients in a truly decadent, long-cooked ramen broth. The butter melts, causing the broth to thicken and become slightly creamy; it'll make everything taste just a little more fuller and enrich the flavor with hints of dairy sweetness.

To increase viscosity, we cook the ramen stock for long hours at a high heat. Pork bones contain more collagen than chicken carcass, which release much gelatin and fat.

While it is possible to make a flavorful ramen broth without any meat, most people tend to add chicken or pork bone stock. Adding these bones causes the broth to become rich and flavorful.

I usually top mine with green onion, sesame seeds (or everything bagel seasoning if I have it), and Sriracha. If you want the most basic cheap way to make Ramen better, add just a few frozen veggies, some red chile flake and garlic powder while cooking.

How to make your ramen broth creamy? ›

For another thing, soy milk doesn't just add creaminess. It also provides a naturally sweet flavor that can make an overly spicy ramen more mild. Using soy milk in your ramen recipe is a breeze. Instead of cooking your noodles in water, you substitute an equivalent quantity of soy milk.

The latter is most commonly sea salt, soy sauce, or miso, though any number of additional seasonings—sesame paste, chili oil, or mayu—can be added to enhance or complement the flavor of the broth. In this case, I went with salt, a splash of good aged soy sauce, and a little drizzle of sesame-chili oil.

Dairy milk gives your ramen a milky, creamy character. It takes the heat out of spicy ramen and adds a thick, rich texture.