DannyBoyinExile

I’ve heard about the Ramen Noodle restaurants that have suddenly become popular out there, and thought to myself that it MUST have been an ex-inmate who thought of that! At any rate, I suppose I’ll always be able to find a job, as long as those places are around, because I am an absolute master of the Ramen noodle soup. That’s not just braggadocio, either: they say that it takes 5,000 hours to become a master at something. Well, I’ve spent the last 30 years cooking them! What does that make me? (Besides an idiot, I mean)
I prefer to cook mine with just enough water to where the noodles completely absorb it all, and it’s not “soupy” whatsoever. Then I add the various ingredients and condiments I plan to use, to make a meal of it. I may add a packet of chili with beans, along with some refried beans. Crush a handful of chips to stir into it. Add a squirt of squeeze cheese and a few spoonfuls of sliced pickles and jalapeños. Mix it all up, squirt a packet of Ranch dressing across the top, to make it look pretty, and Voila! Eaten in tortillas, like a burrito, it beans any sort of bland casserole they can come up with in the chow hall!
You can alter the ingredients for different occasions. For example, using tuna or mackerel instead of chili. Sometimes I even add chips (such as pork skins or cheese puffs) and cook them along with the noodles, for a slightly different taste and texture. Adding a small amount of instant mashed potatoes is also good to thicken it up and alter the taste.
You can even make a “pizza” by spreading the cooked noodles (with no water remaining) as a base, then layering the other ingredients on top.
It’s all about doing the best I can, with the materials I have available to me, and making the best of my situation. Which is just as important out there as it is in here. So says DannyBoy.