Ramen Foo Yung and Fried Rice

Once again this was a dinner that I made as opposed to just a bento, but I'll put the leftovers in a lunchbox for tomorrow so it basically counts.

Tonight I tried a new recipe I found on this awesome website called MyFridgeFood.com. You select all the ingredients you actually have on hand and it spits out recipes that you can make with those ingredients. I find it pretty amusing, especially since most of what is in my house are condiments so it just keeps suggesting sauces at me. Oh well.



Anyways, this recipe was Ramen Foo Yung - a basic Egg Foo Yung recipe combined with Ramen noodles. I whisked eggs together with chopped white onion, chopped green onion, soy sauce, sesame oil, the Ramen seasoning packet, and a little baking powder. At the same time I cooked up two packages of Ramen noodles. When they were done I fried them up for a few minutes in melted butter. Then I added in the egg mixture. I used the big George Foreman grill to make my Egg Foo Yung as that is what I use to make omelets and it is the best way I know to make any kind of egg/cake/whatevers. I cooked the whole mess for about five minutes and it poofed up nicely. I was impressed with the variety of flavors the Ramen Foo Yung had. It was way tastier than anticipated.

To go with the egg mess I made fried rice. It was pretty basic. Long grain white rice, scrambled egg with a little Teriyaki sauce, white onions with a dash of chili oil, and frozen vegetables. I used a mix of red, green, and yellow peppers as I think they add a lot of flavor to the dish. Mirin and soy sauce were mixed in with the whole business and it was stir fried until done. Not my most exciting fried rice mixture but it works well with the egg dish.

Sesame Noodles and Gyoza

I make gyoza a lot. I'm determined to be able to make it as easily as I make awesome fried rice. Which means I make it a lot in order to learn how to make it without needing a recipe. I haven't quite managed that yet BUT I'm getting there. I can almost remember all of the ingredients to mix in with the ground turkey/pork.

Basically the gyoza is just ground turkey or pork (whichever I can find without too much trouble) mixed with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, ginger, and chopped green onions. The recipe actually calls for chopped cabbage as well but I never really use it. I think I did once and just ended up with a lot of leftover cabbage that I didn't know what to do with. Anyways, the meat mixture is put in small amounts into gyoza wrappers, fry them up for a minute or so until they turn brown on the bottoms, and then steam them until they are done. I have no idea how long this takes, as it seems to depend on what burner I'm using, the burner temperature, and how often I stop to check on them.

I found this really awesome and simple to make recipe for sesame noodles online. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the blog they popped up on cause I totally recommend them. I used Chinese egg noodles the first time I made them and they were awesome. Today I didn't have those but I did have regular egg noodles so I went ahead and used them instead. The sauce is made of sesame oil, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, soy sauce, and a bit of chili oil. I added a little more chili oil than initially recommended because TheBoyfriend loves spicy stuff. The noodles are tossed in the sauce and sprinkled with some white sesame seeds. Normally chopped green onions would be included as well, but I was being lazy so I just skipped them.

Once again not exactly a super impressive bento box, but the food is tasty and TheBoyfriend likes it, so it works out. By the way, the actual lunchbox today was a prize he won for being Employee of the Month at Petco. It was pretty cool. I like the box cause it has compartments so I could put in homemade sweet and sour sauce (made with rice vinegar, ketchup, sugar, and something I can't remember, I found it on the internet and it tasted good so whatever).