For a quick easy dinner, mum will prepare this one pot meal of Noodles Soup (汤面). All the ingredients are cooked with the soup saved for the noodles and lettuces. When you are ready to eat, heat up the soup and throw in the lettuces. Pick a suitable amount of yellow noodles in a bowl and ladle the hot soup over, choosing a few of the ingredients to go along.
A zero-effort dinner with great flavour and fast cook time.
Simple and nutritious meals are an important thing to have in your back pocket, especially as a student. In a previous post, I shared The Ultimate Sausage Pasta, a quick and easy recipe from my housemate’s friend.
This time, we’re looking at the One Pot Meal, one of my favourite zero-effort dinners to make when I just really don’t feel like cooking. Minimal ingredients (two of which can sit in your cupboard until you need them) and an under half-hour cook time make this the perfect meal for when you’re tired or need a break from the kitchen.
As an added bonus, the Italian sausage adds great flavour on its own, so you don’t need to worry about whether you have the right spices or not!
Check out below for the recipe!
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 20 mins Overall: 25 mins
Ingredients:
1 pack (500 g) mild Italian sausage*
2 tbsp. (30 g) unsalted butter
2 cans sliced potatoes
2 cans cut green beans
* I prefer Johnsonville brand.
First, slice the sausages into ½ inch (1 cm) pieces.
Next, melt the butter in a large wok or high-rimmed skillet with a lid on medium heat.
Add the sausage and cook until cooked through, about 10 mins, stirring frequently.
NOTE: If you’re using the sausage from frozen, you’ll need at least an extra 5 mins to the cooking time.
Drain the canned beans and potatoes, discarding the liquid. Add them to the wok or skillet and stir in with the sausage.
Turn the heat to low and cover with the lid. Let cook until the potatoes and beans have warmed up, about 8 mins, stirring occasionally.
Once everything is heated up, divide and serve!
Overall, I give this a 5/5. It’s simple, tasty, and low effort - truly a fantastic meal for after a long day.
Mum’s Home-Cooked Noodles Soup (汤面) with the ingredients and broth of pork ribs and fish maw plus fried bean curd puffs, fish balls, shrimp & pork dumpling and lettuces. Hidden underneath are the flat yellow noodles to soak up the flavourful broth.
Sorry to preface a recipe with a ramble about my life story at the start, but I'll keep it brief in this post and every post after.
This is a recipe my father taught me. It's easy, it's filling, it's good for the soul. It's one of my favourites to this day so it's going to have to be my first entry, obviously.
Ingredients:
1 Chicken flavored Instant Ramen Noodle package (brick, not cup)
However much water is suitable for the ramen
1 Cream of Mushroom soup can
Season Salt
Ground black pepper (Optional)
Equipment:
Stovetop (1 burner)
1 medium/small soup pot
1 Strainer
1 Rubber Spatula (Optional)
1 Bowl/Spoon to serve
Instructions:
Fill the pot with water.
Break the brick of ramen up inside of the plastic container, at least in fourths, but you can also just pulverize it if you like. This makes it easier to stir.
Place the ramen inside the water and place on stove.
Bring water to a boil and cook until desired softness (or for like 7 minutes, roughly, if you've set it on high.)
Once the noodles are soft, the water should be cloudy and starchy.
Drain the noodles of all water.
If making multiple portions, return the noodles to the pot. If only making one portion, simply transfer them to the dish you’re eating out of.
Open the can of soup. Do not alter it in any way no matter what the can says.
Put contents of can into the bowl on top of the ramen.
Optionally, Open the seasoning packet and pour in with the soup and noodles. You can also set the packet aside for another recipe.
Add seasoning salt to taste, and a little bit of black pepper if you'd like.
Stir thoroughly— it may require a lot of effort. Use stirring techniques like folding to ensure all of the noodles get the soup on them.
It should be a rich, creamy dish with thick sauce (soup) on it.
Paella is one of the most famous delicacy from Spain, paella is a rice dish that originated in the Valencia region of Spain. Paella typically includes rice, saffron, and a variety of meats, seafood, and vegetables, and is cooked in a large, shallow pan over an open flame. The origins of paella can be traced back to the mid-19th century, when farmers in the Valencia region would cook rice dishes using ingredients from the surrounding countryside. Over time, these dishes evolved into the paella we know today, which has become a symbol of Spanish cuisine. Paella is often served at family gatherings and festivals in Spain and has become popular in many other parts of the world as well.