Darius Kazemi

I'm trying to perfect a lower-salt homemade instant ramen that emulates Ottogi brand cheese ramen. So far I have:

- low sodium chicken stock
- ramen noodles
- dried vegetable mix (bulk section at supermarket)
- "cheese sauce mix" aka the powder in mac and cheese, also available in my supermarket bulk aisle
- sambal oelek for heat

Every option that makes the stock taste more "ramen" adds too much salt but I'm ok with where my experimentation has gotten me thus far.

Dec 28, 2019 at 1:58amWeb
Show threadDarius KazemiDec 28, 2019
My current setup btw, 1 cup stock, 1 cup water, 1/2 serving of the noodles, 1 tbsp cheese powder, 2 tbsp dried mixed veg
Show threadFiXato (fallback)Dec 28, 2019
@darius
maybe the #Ramen series by #FrenchGuyCooking 'Alex' can be of helpful inspiration?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLURsDaOr8hWXGHjXPa3nTFZnbqJcAfs4N
Show threadDarius KazemiDec 28, 2019
@FiXato oooooooh I'll watch some of these
Show threaddoctor garbage expertDec 28, 2019
@darius okay 1. this sounds so good and 2. where are you getting cheese powder in bulk locally?! winco? i have wanted to try it for camp cooking without buying like 2 pounds on amazon
Show threadDarius KazemiDec 28, 2019
@whoisgina yes, WinCo has the best bulk section I've ever seen. What they carry varies but the one on 102nd is the one I go to
Show threaddoctor garbage expertDec 28, 2019
@darius also read the thread and trader joe’s has a mushroom umami seasoning blend? it has salt so you might want to roll your own but could maybe take a cue from the ingredients
Show threadDarius KazemiDec 28, 2019
@whoisgina haha Courtney reminded me that we got this for Christmas from his mom and I just used it and it's basically perfect for the job and I can use it in low enough doses to not appreciably add to the sodium
Show threaddoctor garbage expertDec 28, 2019
@darius oh hell yeah, trader joe did all the work for you