College Days Budget Gourmet

So I would love to say that my culinary juices have been flowing since I was a little girl, unfortunately that wouldn't quite be the truth. While I've always had an interest in cooking I wouldn't exactly say I had that certain "touch" in the kitchen especially during my college days. 

During my college days due to my limited finances, time, and space I was strictly a microwave chef. When I was in college my roommates and I used to throw down on some microwave Tuna Helper Cheesy Pasta, and that's when we were splurging. However our go to meal, as well as every college kids food staple was Ramen Noodles aka oodles and noodles. Now one would think that with the amount of Ramen Noodles I ate during college I wouldn't want to see a package of Ramen noodles ever again after I graduated, and while this was the case for a while as time went on I found my self missing my old familiar friend. However I felt that I was too adult now to just eat ramen noodles so I wanted to try and find a way to make them a little more refined. So that was the inspiration for the next dish I want to share with you all. So if your feeling a little nostalgic for those old oodles and noodle days with a little refined flair give this a try.

Asian Noodle Soup w/ Shrimp



Ingredients:


1 pack of shrimp flavored Ramen Noodles


1/2lb large shrimp


3 cups of shrimp or chicken stock


2/3 cup of sliced carrots (cut diagonally)


1 medium onion cut into medium to large horizontal slices


1 tbsp chopped garlic


1tsp of grated ginger


2 tbsp chopped cilantro


5-6 basil leaves


2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce


2 tbsp of chili garlic sauce


1 tbsp oil


1 lime


scallions

How To Make:

Heat oil in large pot. Add sliced carrots, onion, garlic, and ginger to pot and saute for 3-4 mins. Season shrimp with seasoning packet from ramen noodles, add shrimp to pot and cook for 5-6 mins until shrimp turn pink. Remove shrimp from pot. Add stock, soy sauce, and chili garlic sauce to the pot, let it come to a boil and add the ramen noodles. Cook for 4-5 mins. Add cooked shrimp, cilantro, and basil leaves to pot, cover and let steep for 1-2 min. Serve immediately garnish with squirt of lime juice and sliced scallions.

Hope You Enjoy and Keep SIMPLY COOKING!!!