Ramen Etudes no.2
Ramen is a favorite of mine. Really. They can get a little dressed up quite a bit.
I'm lucky enough to live where there are a couple of Trader Joe's grocery stores. Their gyozas make a great addition to ramen. Hosin sauce is a sweetly dark, used in the classic Beef & Broccoli.
Ramen and Gyoza
1 pkg ramen noodles ~ any flavor is OK ~ including flavor packet
3-4 frozen gyozas ~ I like them to match the ramen; but it doesn't matter too much
generous tablespoon of hosin sauce
3 sliced spring onions
handful of cleaned spinach, baby spinach is OK too.
Use just enough water to cover the bottom of a sauce pan about 1 inch. (I almost never use the suggested water on the package. Never measure it.)
Boil water, add ramen brick, then gyozas
Stir in spoon of hosin, toss in onions.
If using regular spinach, add at 2 minutes; if baby at 2 1/2 minutes.
This one is nice on the cold or rainy day indoors.