Soup du leftovers
Yes, yes, we've been cooking and eating around here. Little Zachary is even doing his part now with a little rice cereal (yuck). We've been sticking to the grill to keep the heat out of the house. Ribs, burgers, shrimp, steak. Yum yum!
Well no grill for me right now. Hubby is the grillmeister and he's out of town. While he's away, I'm determined not to buy any food. Yesterday I had mini frozen quiches for lunch (not bad) and leftover burrito for dinner (better the first and second time around). Today I cheated and went out to lunch, but for dinner, ahhhh dinner, Top Ramen!
But I didn't stop there. Top Ramen is a soup base and therefore has endless possibilities. I grabbed a package of "Pork Flavor" and "Chicken Teriyaki", leaving behind the "Creamy Chicken" for obvious reasons. (Couldn't they come up with a better title than "Pork Flavor"?) I doubled the water called for and began to boil. Then I raided the fridge (which I CLEANED) for ingredients and found two lonely leftover Asian spiced pork ribs and their companion, tasty dipping sauce.
Sploosh.
A little pork fat makes everything taste better and the spice rub contributed to the taste: "toasted" Chinese 5 spice, pepper flakes, coriander, more hot pepper, ... The dipping sauce included soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, ginger and rice vinegar. I figured that would match my Ramens. I gave a taste and determined the seasoning packets were indeed needed (easier to add then take back!) Then I threw in some spinach leaves for good measure. Hey, they were in the fridge. Dropped in the noodles for 3 minutes and voila: Asian Frankenstein soup!
To top it off, it doesn't taste bad. I dare say it's better than plain Top Ramen.
And to drink, that lonely Almond Cream soda with a shot of rum. Doesn't quite go with the soup, but beggars can't be choosers.
(Did I mention I cleaned the fridge? I mean cleaned. Not only does it look like a bachelor's refrigerator, I sudsed all the shelves and drawers and washed down the inside. Who knew there were so many kinds of pickles!???)
Well no grill for me right now. Hubby is the grillmeister and he's out of town. While he's away, I'm determined not to buy any food. Yesterday I had mini frozen quiches for lunch (not bad) and leftover burrito for dinner (better the first and second time around). Today I cheated and went out to lunch, but for dinner, ahhhh dinner, Top Ramen!
But I didn't stop there. Top Ramen is a soup base and therefore has endless possibilities. I grabbed a package of "Pork Flavor" and "Chicken Teriyaki", leaving behind the "Creamy Chicken" for obvious reasons. (Couldn't they come up with a better title than "Pork Flavor"?) I doubled the water called for and began to boil. Then I raided the fridge (which I CLEANED) for ingredients and found two lonely leftover Asian spiced pork ribs and their companion, tasty dipping sauce.
Sploosh.
A little pork fat makes everything taste better and the spice rub contributed to the taste: "toasted" Chinese 5 spice, pepper flakes, coriander, more hot pepper, ... The dipping sauce included soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, ginger and rice vinegar. I figured that would match my Ramens. I gave a taste and determined the seasoning packets were indeed needed (easier to add then take back!) Then I threw in some spinach leaves for good measure. Hey, they were in the fridge. Dropped in the noodles for 3 minutes and voila: Asian Frankenstein soup!
To top it off, it doesn't taste bad. I dare say it's better than plain Top Ramen.
And to drink, that lonely Almond Cream soda with a shot of rum. Doesn't quite go with the soup, but beggars can't be choosers.
(Did I mention I cleaned the fridge? I mean cleaned. Not only does it look like a bachelor's refrigerator, I sudsed all the shelves and drawers and washed down the inside. Who knew there were so many kinds of pickles!???)
posted by hbt @ 8:36:00 PM
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