Instant Ramen Fried Rice | Serious Eats at Home

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Sure, a cup of instant noodles is a quick and easy snack for one person. But if you turn it into almost-as-instant fried rice, you can feed more than one mouth. Plus, it's just stupid delicious. Watch Daniel Gritzer make it in his home kitchen.
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[@ThePallones]

this would probably work much easier with the bagged instant ramen...I typically just pound the bag until the noodles are ll broken up!

[@fordhouse8b]

Yes, I do that all the time. The trick is to make sure to make a small hole in the package before breaking the noodles up, so that you don’t pop it and have little bits of ramen flying everywhere.

[@TheDennisgrass]

@@fordhouse8b Does the package retain water like the styrofoam cups?

[@fordhouse8b]

@@TheDennisgrass Are you asking if you can cook the ramen in the bag? If so, no. Just dump it in a 1 quart saucepan and put just enough water in it to barely cover the noodles.

[@TheDennisgrass]

@@fordhouse8b Thank you. You have some fantastic play lists!

[@primalconvoy]

@@fordhouse8b I've been breaking noodles in the bag for ages without making a little home and the bag has never had that problem.

[@erikadizonbatty7436]

That fork-to-nonstick pan sitch is painful. But great video! More please!

[@TheKamoteKing]

I’ve watched Pepin do the same - he did turn the fork so the tines were up, after he started. Most of the noise is the bottom of the skillet on his range grate.

[@454Casull]

@@TheKamoteKing Even so, gotta be careful to use a fork with smooth tines. Crappy forks with rough stamped edges might still scratch, even with points up.

[@ccnomad]

An Unserious Eat! My favorite kind. That looks so good, comfort food, perfect breakfast. Depending on the flavor packet, like if it were miso, you could shake some furikake over the rice, and/or drizzle some hoisin over the egg. You could do a million things with this. ty :)

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Water kettle, Wok, off set spatula, wok spatula, stainless large steel bowl, stainless steel small bowl, stainless steel square pan, ceramic bowl nonstick pan, spoon and fork...... that's a lot of things to wash for a quick meal (sigh)

[@loudane9962]

I used a pencil (as a spatula), a make-shift bowl out of aluminum foil, and dry leaves (as the fire source) - be resourceful now so you’re prepared for tomorrow

[@samgrainger1554]

METAL FORK ON A NON-STICK PAN!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@richpinkxx2002]

Spring onions as a topper are not a crime.

[@maryruperto1642]

YUM! I made a "lazy" demi-glace with just 3 ingredients: - Beef stock - Brown sugar - Cornstarch (to thicken the sauce) Trust me, the glace really gives a nice sweet taste that really compliments the ramen rice. Delicious and simple! 🤤👩‍🍳🍳

[@cfanderson718]

This was delicious, easy, and fast. I ate it sober, but it would be incredible after a few (too many) drinks or with a lager.

[@rizrrr]

it feels like drunk people's food. haha looks good though

[@bertman4]

You don't need pants if you wear an apron, LOL. BTW, you should heat up the rice in the microwave before adding it in. This prevents a temperature drop of the wok.

[@tobiasprins]

bertman4 good tip!

[@bertman4]

@@tobiasprins You mean about the apron? Just kidding. I learned about heating the rice watching Japanese and Chinese chefs on KZbin.

[@dgritzer]

Nice tip!

[@RO-qn5xd]

This was so great but can’t co-sign the fork use in the nonstick pan

[@lss8713]

Totally gave me anxiety while I was watching lol

[@loudane9962]

@@lss8713 smfh…back in the day, anxiety came from situations of life-threatening events

[@matthewchurch1320]

im thinking of top ramen fried rice and mack and cheese cheese

[@masstwitter4748]

Pandemic Daniel seems looser and more relaxed than predemic Daniel!. Enjoyed the video - probably never actually make it myself but appreciated learning about food fads from other places 👍

[@kevintsai7094]

I will pray for the health of your nonstick pan.

[@NithinJawali]

“Stupid drunk food” 😂😂

[@MickHuerta]

Stupid drunk looking for food? Uni days!

[@letie0717]

Weird but it looks good

[@Macca81]

Kenji has been doing it for a while, now Daniel is in on the action. I'm loving these unpolished, at home, cooking segments so much! The normal serious eats videos are great, but more of this format would be amazing to continue with post-covid!

[@jonathantr4932]

I agree. The home cooking is great, but do get a better microphone!

[@lauramcmahon602]

Can't wait to be drunk and make this

[@caffeineTX]

fried rice is also a great way to use frozen veg mixes like the bag of peas and carrots that have been living in the back corner of your freezer for too long

[@senopatipamungkas7745]

if you're from Indonesia, you know this dish called nasi mawut lol.

[@nickabbooo]

If you live in cities around Magelang, it's called "magelangan". If you live in magelang, its simply "nasi goreng".

[@loudane9962]

If you live in America, it’s called “drunk McGyver shit”

[@primalconvoy]

@@nickabbooo But "Nasi goreng" just means "fried rice", regardless of whether you put noodles in it or not, right?

[@makenchips]

Too much salt! Eat a lot todayl, pay a large price later!

[@c.3259]

I'm suffering so much for the pan. Don't you have a wooden spoon???

[@Shroomunati]

It’s soo much better to fry the rice first and then cook the egg after, rice comes out super crispy and egg doesn’t get over cooked

[@LeoGarciaTech]

I'm going to make this right now

[@Boyetto-san]

Since that video you made about seasoning woks and how perfect it looked, it's kinda reassuring to see your home wok which I'm sure is still seasoned properly, but nowhere near as aesthetically uniform.

[@verycarla67]

ketchup is the OG omurice topping. demi is for when you're being fancy-shmancy. this looks fab. i have a container of the seafood ramen you showed and i'm making this for lunch tomorrow when i have leftover rice from tonight's dinner (ginger-pork soboro).

[@davidhalldurham]

Nice job, dude!!!

[@Kurobuta35]

tried this... yeah.. pretty great! wonderful recipe!

[@JadedJasantha]

More people need to give ketchup on eggs a shot, and it's even better with rice!

[@briannab5296]

I was thinking a shot of Texas Pete in there would be excellent and better than ketchup.

[@lunafood1487]

Msg injection of goodness 🤤

[@uero-ro]

Sounds fun, thanks for the video. I'll give it a shot!

[@AunHasanAli]

to make this recipe even easier (and more delicious imo), i recommend using tader joe’s frozen brown rice (if you don’t have cooked rice already). it gives the dish a wonderful chewy texture. btw i use indomie because the curry flavored ramen has meat. i also fry a quarter of an onion and a teaspoon of garlic paste before adding the rice, and season with a tblsp of soy sauce, a quarter tspn of sesame oil, and some sriracha before adding the seasoning packets and noodles.

[@whitneysanders6996]

Can i reccomend a sciency video teaching how to pasturize eggs with a sous vide maker? I have seen so many methods some ranging from 15 minutes to others saying 2 hours! Please and thank you.

[@zoekoala7788]

Tiny Offset Spatula.. hmmm.... cousin of tiny whisk?

[@gabyzepeda3348]

I had some left over rice but not enough to feed 4 so I made some of this today for the first time with chinese style sausage and double up the recipe! Kids loved it.

[@JaronPower]

Man I got some major Nate Uri cooking vibes from Hot Date with Nate in this video, it was excellent, thank you!

[@Qlorck]

You should have an app for smartphone, fast cheking recipes etc would be great 🙏

[@fanficAddict404]

Tip: lots of youtubers use the term hydrated when referring to those who have consumed a lot of fun water

[@elizabethconrow7020]

Easy to follow along with in real time. Very yummy! I feel like a made a feast or ordered out!

[@gilangnouvalprayoga7150]

did he just destroy his pan with a fork.

[@srlkngl]

This left handed dude is quite talented. LOL!

[@AlexanderKienle]

Fantastic video. Fun to watch and I can’t wait to make it!

[@SourGir1986]

Well, I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow!

[@perniciouspete4986]

A ham sandwich?

[@morganchilds9054]

Guys, this sounds like shit. Great presentation, as always, but the sound is not doing him justice. Send him some gear, some help, something, anything.

[@liamsarsfield3570]

Daniel! Make more! That was excellent!

[@valliarlette6596]

Ooooo. Guilty pleasure!

[@jdotleaf]

thanks for the captions!

[@nicofernandez89able]

Why does it sound like I'm listening the video through a wall?

[@Asrelis]

not every chef has a Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun microphone in their home kitchen. A mixing engineer can only do so much post processing to a really shitty webcam recording

[@CraigJNewman]

'Zipper' lock bag? Zip-lock bag. Zip. Lock. Bag. But hey, your meatball recipe is incredible. You get a pass.

[@dgritzer]

Ha, I know...It's a recipe-writing habit to avoid dropping brand names unnecessarily

[@CraigJNewman]

@@dgritzer I figured. Even Elton brown is finally dropping brand names now. But again, that meatball recipe. Mother of god it is amazing. Well worth the time to make. Amazing job.

[@gikeda]

Rice-a-Roni the San Francisco Treat!

[@jaykyleph]

I'm asian and I approve this. 😊👍

[@primalconvoy]

1. Fresh rice should NOT be used. Anyone who knows how to make fried rice always uses leftover rice from the day before, usually refrigerated. 2. NEVER add salt and/or all of the ramen powder for recipes like this. The powder already contains large amounts of sodium/salt (which is why we don't drink all of the ramen broth). If you do add such large amounts of sodium, you risk damaging your liver/kidneys. 3/ Adding tomato sauce, although authentic, adds MORE salt. Basically, don't add salt, use one a small amount of ramen power and then it's ok to add tomato/demi glace sauce/etc.

[@VincentMichael207]

Looks fun and easy! I have a pack of cup o' Noddles ramen I put in my earthquake preparedness kit for rations! I need to fig that out and try this !

[@stefansile6790]

if you have cup ramen from japan just eat cup ramen from japan that looks like the best ramen ever

[@magus424]

that poor egg... that was not scrambled XD

[@jap0nes]

This looks absolutely delicious. The no carb on carb people will freak out though

[@RiamsWorld]

Needs to be made into a sandwich filling.

[@jap0nes]

@@RiamsWorld with a side of fries

[@FrisellFan01]

not too bright ....fork and non stick pan.....oh ya!

[@FrisellFan01]

I don't eat any of those instant...ramen in a cup...things.....the flavor pack is full of nasty chemicals..... but I may replicate something like this with what I have on hand to see how it turns out

[@primalconvoy]

If you're referring to MSG, there's NOTHING wrong with it. Search KZbin and you'll find it was anti-Chinese racism in the US that was responsible for this inaccurate thinking.

[@ewavesescalante5339]

Amazing I love easy food and it would be amazing to see more fast quarantine foods

[@CalvinLimuel]

Indonesian Fried Rice street carts have been doing this since I was a kid. Japan, you're too late.

[@fordhouse8b]

I’ve been doing this for years in the US. I particularly like using the Indomie noodles for it. The original flavor and the rendang are my faves.

[@PriyabrataHalder]

GODDAMNIT USE MAGGI NOODLES!

[@briannab5296]

God's last name is not dammit. "Our Father who art in Heaven, HALLOWED BE THY NAME .."

[@EG-tw1kj]

Looked gross and then you added ketchup. Barf.

[@edchun1]

You totally lost me at catsup...🤮

[@lKaos66]

nope

[@natsoti6268]

i'm sure it tastes fine because you can't go wrong with the seasoning from the instant ramen, but really... what's the point of mixing noodles with rice like this? the noodles will mess with the texture of a good fried rice and with crushed up noodles you're not getting any enjoyment of eating noodles. you're better off just eating a separate bowl of fried rice and a bowl of ramen (dry if you want)

[@newbasick]

I get where you are coming from but this ghetto instant dish has its origins in a dish called Sobameshi. Sobameshi originates from the Hyogo prefecture of Japan and is usually cooked with a sauce made up of Worcestershire, soy sauce, and ketchup. It is street food so it is usually eaten when you are drunk, lazy, in a hurry, or at a festival. You are right though, you do not get to enjoy the noodles like you normally would. However, it is pretty damn good and this instant version is a decent workaround in a pinch. In short, you aren't wrong, but it is a thing.

[@fordhouse8b]

Adding other ingredients to good fried rice does not mess with the texture of it, they add other textures, while leaving the texture of the rice in place. Do peas, ham or onions also mess with the texture of good fried rice? How about carrots, tofu, spam, or kimchi?

[@naikanda5634]

@Newbasick ty for pointing out that he made the lazy/drunk version of sobameshi.

[@loudane9962]

Try it; it’s the best of both worlds if done correctly

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

Cannot understand, the audio, and I'm listening on Skullcandy Uproar Wireless bluetooth headset ($50). Ditto the lighting... ?

[@fishnewhere387]

Sure your name isn't Karen? Audio is fine. Lighting could be better but this is a quick video shot on a go pro that you're watching free on youtube. Find something else to occupy your time with.

[@brycewalburn3926]

@@fishnewhere387 She's right. The audio is super boomy.

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

@@fishnewhere387 1. My name has been the same for 60 years; 2. I am a very well-educated Paralegal (30+ years) in a major metropolitan City with over a million population in our County,, Salon Owner, Licensed Home School Instructor since before Y2K and a 3.8 Cumulative GPA in College. That means, out of 80 classes, less than 6 were "B"s, and 74 were straight "A"s. You do not intimidate me in the least. You are a bully. Ok, we got that. Now, go back under your rock and gather more moss and slime with all the other bullies out there, ok? Asking for your opinion is an option I've yet to exercise. Was just commenting about the sound. Actually wish they'd clean it up and re-post, but my mother was raised in Japan, and there's no way I would put anything nearly as unhealthy in my body. Have 3 juicers: a JuiceMan Pro (the baby), a Jack LaLane (med, but you can put "SchoolBoy"/bite-sized whole apples in the chutes), and a Bella 750 W juicer, my fav. I have no kitchen table in my dining room; you see, I do personal professional catering for somewhat wealthy families and Corporate Executives who would rather have a Personal Chef and Paralegal to help with the daily tasks, personal and professional. I work directly with our City's Mayor, Police and Fire Chiefs, and the Senior Administrative Officer, etc. Paralegal? Bill at $200+ an hour, private contract; so, as I said before... you do not intimidate me in any way, shape or form. My dining room? 2 six-foot-tall cabinets, 2 Chef's Bakers Racks, both 6' high, 18" deep. 1 is 3' wide, the other 4' wide. If I ignore you long enough, will you go away? [e-mail]

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

@@brycewalburn3926 Thank you, Bryce, for your kind words of affirmation. I know music and acoustics. It had too much reverberation (reverb). Should have just shot it to Corporate, clean it up, adjust a few controls, then posted? I was raised with live music. Dad still has his 8 guitars counting his bass and banjo, and actually toured for their album, back in the day. My older brother plays the bass, lead and rhythm guitar, and was called up to the "____" All City Symphony when he was in 9th grade, playing the bass, violin, viola and cello. High School Invitational. That means you have to be Invited, the City's top performers. He was only in Jr. High. I played the violin growing up, and a few years later, a 12-String Yamaha guitar for around 200 people at my church's singles ministry every Friday night for years. I just made a comment and got blasted, asked if my name was Karen (not for over 60 years that I know of, right? 🤗). Anyway, thanks for your support, sweetheart. There are a ton of mean bullies out there. I am not one of them. Never have been. Never will be. Be safe... Love, prayers and blessings to you and yours. Stay sweet!

[@dymechik721]

Deborah Kennedy 😂omg, someone jokes that you’re a complainer and you proceed to write an unsolicited novel with useless facts and self-praise. NO ONE here cares about you or the fact that you’re a fake lawyer with 3 juicers who cooks for “somewhat wealthy families.” Get over yourself lady 😂😂