Stir-fried instant noodles

This stir-fried instant noodle dish offers a springy, chewy texture and a savory, well-seasoned flavor. It is a quick, home-style staple dish adapted from traditional boiled noodles. The addition of eggs and ham sausage enriches the protein and energy content. The preparation is simple; just be sure to rinse the noodles with cold water to maintain the desired texture. Even beginners can easily prepare it, and the entire process takes approximately 15 minutes from start to finish.

Estimated Calories：789 kcal

Ingredients and Tools

• Instant noodles
• Eggs
• Ham sausage (optional)

Calculation

Before each preparation, you must determine the number of portions to make. One portion is exactly enough for 1 person.

Total amount:

• Instant noodle usage is 1 pack/person.
• Egg usage is 1 egg/person.
• Ham sausage usage is 1 sausage/person.
• Cooking oil usage is 10 - 18 ml/person.

Using the above conditions, calculate the planned raw material ratios.

Steps

Ham Sausage Preprocessing

1. Open the packaging of the sausage and cut it into small pieces with a width of 1cm.

Handling Noodles

1. Add 1200 ml of water to the pot, or enough to fully cover the noodle cake. Bring the water to a full boil before adding the noodles.
2. Add the instant noodle cake and cook for 45 seconds. During cooking, gently loosen the noodles with chopsticks.
3. Turn off the heat immediately after the noodles have separated. Do not cook them through!
4. Ladle out 80 ml of the hot noodle broth and set it aside.
5. Separate the noodles from the broth. Rinse the noodles with cold water.
6. Drain the water from the noodles. Do not leave the noodles soaking in water for an extended period.

Sauce Handling

1. Prepare a small bowl and squeeze the instant noodle seasoning packets into it.

• Squeeze in all the vegetable packets.
• Squeeze in all the sauce packets.
• Squeeze in 50%–80% of the powder packet. (Using all of the powder packet will make it too salty.)

2. Pour all 80 ml of the hot noodle broth from the previous step into the small bowl and stir well to make the seasoning bowl.

Preprocessing of Eggs

1. Take out the calculated number of eggs and crack them into a small bowl. Do not add salt! (The eggs will eventually absorb the saltiness from the other ingredients in the pan.)
2. Heat the pan for 20s, then add (number of servings) * 8ml of oil.
3. Add the bowl of eggs prepared earlier. Stir-fry for about 20s until the eggs set into a solid state.
4. Remove the cooked eggs and set them aside. There is no need to wash the pan. However, generally, there will not be much oil left in the pan.

Final Step

1. Reheat the wok for 20 seconds, then add oil: number of servings * 10ml.
2. Add the processed ham sausage from Step 1. Stir-fry for 10 seconds.
3. Add the noodles from Step 2. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
4. Add the seasoning bowl from Step 3. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
5. Add the fried egg from Step 4. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
6. Turn off the heat and serve.

Additional Notes

• In Beijing, consider adding sesame paste after plating. If the sesame paste is too thick, dilute it with water at a 1:1 ratio.
• You must rinse the noodles with cold water! Cold water instantly strips the gelatinized starch from the surface of the noodles and forcibly stops the residual internal heat. This is the core principle for ensuring the noodles remain separate, do not stick to the pan, and stay chewy and springy when stir-fried.
• An alternative method for preparing the noodles, which also results in a firm and chewy texture. This approach extends the overall preparation time, allowing you to prepare other ingredients simultaneously:
  • Washing: Soak the instant noodle block in cold water for 2 minutes to allow it to fully absorb moisture and become damp, then drain it (do not soak until soft).
  • Steaming: Place the damp noodle block in a steamer. Once the water boils, steam on high heat for 8 minutes. Remove, toss to separate, and set aside (steaming locks in moisture, ensuring a chewy texture).

If you follow the preparation process in this guide and find issues or improvements to the workflow, please submit an Issue or Pull request.