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Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by llimllib »

lisper wrote: post #38

Take any fish fillet about 1/2-3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle with the seasoning of your choice. Stick it in a toaster over set to 400 degrees. (Put a sheet of tinfoil in the baking tray and you won't even have any cleanup.) It will be done in ten minutes. While you are waiting, boil 1 cup of water. Turn off the heat and throw in 2/3 cup of couscous. This should put you at about the five minute mark. Throw a veggie of your…

I like to broil whitefish, it's a similar effect. I tend to grill red fishes (Tuna, salmon, etc) because the grill heats up hotter quicker. The cook-in-bag vegetables are super easy and quick with no cleanup.

Oh! and this dish freezes well, you can make enough for a week in just a few minutes and reheat a nice dinner all week.

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by foonamefoo »

brk wrote: post #28
wehriam wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Worse, my first thought was "you have to soak a cedar plank for at least an hour!"

You really don't though, a few minutes is all that is needed for something that cooks quick like fish.

The laughter is coming from the size implied by "cedar plank".

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by bootload »

"... what is your best Hacked meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed ..."

For the time limit I guess it's Rat packs only. Here's a selection that I've hacked up. Each take less than 10m.

Cold:

- toasted Turkish bread, fruit & nuts ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/208532380/

- croissant & salad ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2348875312/

- salad ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/374445307

- popcorn ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/197013458/

- cold scones & filling ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/278756630

- cold beans ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/146521341/

Hot:

- boiled googs & soldiers ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/273680402/

- cannelloni, sauce & basil ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2298155730

- left-overs & sliced veges as a soup ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/1144599851/

- focaccia ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/487694401

- heated beans, coffee & bread ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/201529926/

Less than 20m:

Of course reducing the time to 10 minutes leave out even the simplest of recipes:

- boiled rice, chilli, garlic & chicken ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2348875322/

- pizza ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/54271803

- any form of stirfry ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/434856726

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by icky »

No ramen allowed?

What about real ramen, starting with chuka soba and making your own broth (this part would take much longer than 10 minutes, but bear with me), adding in your own choice of meats, vegetables, egg, bamboo shoots, negi, etc...

Edit: I realize I made it sound like you put the chuka soba into the broth at the beginning, which would make for soggy noodles! You generally cook the noodles separately, later, and put them in, still firm and chewy, toward the end...

Remember, ramen is a real food (and really, really good), that's served in real restaurants (there are several good ramen restaurants in the Bay Area).

"Instant noodles" is the caricature that most Americans are exposed to (I, too, was a victim of this ignorance for many years!), but for the sake of the deliciousness that is Ramen, please stop calling instant noodles "ramen", even if it says so on the package.

It would be like an entire country being exposed to the concept of "steak" through frozen dinners, and developing a prejudice against "steak" as some crappy packaged frozen food.

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by wallflower »

icky wrote: post #54

No ramen allowed? What about real ramen, starting with chuka soba and making your own broth (this part would take much longer than 10 minutes, but bear with me), adding in your own choice of meats, vegetables, egg, bamboo shoots, negi , etc... Edit: I realize I made it sound like you put the chuka soba into the broth at the beginning, which would make for soggy noodles! You generally cook the noodles separately, late…

+1 for reminding me of a movie called Tampopo

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by papersmith »

Tuna sandwich:

Mix canned tuna, diced celery and/or onion, and mayonnaise in a bowl. Serve with sliced bread. You can store the filling in a jar in the fridge for about a week.

Corn soup:

Boil canned corns in water with your favorite broth/bouillon and diced scallion. Peas optional. Whip up an egg and mix it into the soup when almost done. Turn off the stove and mix in a tea spoon of starch powder for a thickened texture.

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by icky »

shimon wrote: post #8
poppysan wrote: post #2

steak and potatoes ny strip (bout half an inch thick) Salt, pepper, garlic, shallots, butter potatoes (cut into chunks) turn broiler to highest setting. put all ingredients in a ziplock bag and shake, then put onto the broiler plate and broil. 8 mins late you have medium steak and potatoes!

Don't forget to flip the steak to the other side halfway through.

Or to remove the ingredients from the ziploc bag (at least, I hope that's how he does it!)

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by neilk »

icky wrote: post #54

No ramen allowed? What about real ramen, starting with chuka soba and making your own broth (this part would take much longer than 10 minutes, but bear with me), adding in your own choice of meats, vegetables, egg, bamboo shoots, negi , etc... Edit: I realize I made it sound like you put the chuka soba into the broth at the beginning, which would make for soggy noodles! You generally cook the noodles separately, late…

Extra-fancy buckwheat soba is a bit pricier, but insanely delicious. A complex and rich taste all by itself, so you don't have to add much to it.

Soba takes eight minutes to cook, but the meal is even faster if you prep it beforehand. It's best eaten cold, so just pop it out of the fridge.

Chop other stuff to put into it. Tofu, green onions, mushrooms, peas, whatever.

Broth is awesome if you have it, but I can get by with a few dabs of soy sauce.

Add some red pepper flakes. Done.

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by icky »

neilk wrote: post #58
icky wrote: post #54

No ramen allowed? What about real ramen, starting with chuka soba and making your own broth (this part would take much longer than 10 minutes, but bear with me), adding in your own choice of meats, vegetables, egg, bamboo shoots, negi , etc... Edit: I realize I made it sound like you put the chuka soba into the broth at the beginning, which would make for soggy noodles! You generally cook the noodles separately, late…

Extra-fancy buckwheat soba is a bit pricier, but insanely delicious. A complex and rich taste all by itself, so you don't have to add much to it. Soba takes eight minutes to cook, but the meal is even faster if you prep it beforehand. It's best eaten cold, so just pop it out of the fridge. Chop other stuff to put into it. Tofu, green onions, mushrooms, peas, whatever. Broth is awesome if you have it, but I can get by…

> Extra-fancy buckwheat soba is a bit pricier, but insanely delicious. A complex and rich taste all by itself, so you don't have to add much to it.

My favorite local ramen shop (Ramen Halu in San Jose, near Saratoga Ave and 280) uses it to make Tsukemen (sort of a dipping ramen, with cold soba noodles and hot broth and dipping sauce). Amazingly good. :D

Re: Hack a meal in 10 minutes or less. No ramen allowed

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Post by neilk »

icky wrote: post #59
neilk wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Extra-fancy buckwheat soba is a bit pricier, but insanely delicious. A complex and rich taste all by itself, so you don't have to add much to it. Soba takes eight minutes to cook, but the meal is even faster if you prep it beforehand. It's best eaten cold, so just pop it out of the fridge. Chop other stuff to put into it. Tofu, green onions, mushrooms, peas, whatever. Broth is awesome if you have it, but I can get by…

> Extra-fancy buckwheat soba is a bit pricier, but insanely delicious. A complex and rich taste all by itself, so you don't have to add much to it. My favorite local ramen shop (Ramen Halu in San Jose, near Saratoga Ave and 280) uses it to make Tsukemen (sort of a dipping ramen, with cold soba noodles and hot broth and dipping sauce). Amazingly good. :D

I live around the corner from there. I can't eat there because they don't do vegetarian though. Still that's the way with anything authentic.
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