Low Carb Ramen Fix

Ramen noodles! Carb heavy, sodium rich, 25 cent packets of awesome. I have always loved ramen, but my insulin resistant pancreas does not, so I gave up on Inuyasha's favorite "ninja food" until I had a brainstorm. Here's my new favorite fix for my occasional ramen craving. All of these ingredients are super easy to find, and yet the flavor makes you feel like you stumbled into a Tokyo ramen house. It's carb friendly, half the sodium, and loaded with a healthy serving of spinach. Yum.

Jada's low-carb ramen fix

1 packet of any flavor ramen noodles in the bag, (not the cups) I prefer roast beef flavor.
1 or 1 1/2 cups of fresh baby spinach
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup of cubed or sliced super firm tofu
Sciracha rooster sauce to taste, I use a ton

1 drop sesame oil (ONE DROP. No more. I mean it.)

(Optional) about 3 slices of very thin deli roast beef, sliced into 1 inch wide strips (I use a Land o Lakes black pepper beef, and get 6 servings out of the package)


Bring 2 cups of water and 1/2 a seasoning packet from the ramen to a boil. Don't use the noodles, and save the other half of the seasoning for another day. Add the tofu and bring it all to a simmer over medium-low heat 10-15 minutes. Don't let you water evaporate out, but allow the tofu to soak up as much flavor as you want. Make sure the water is super hot but not boiling and remove from the heat, then SLOWLY drizzle the beaten egg into the broth, stirring gently so the egg makes long strands. (This is your 'noodle'). Room temperature egg seems to make prettier strands. Return to the heat, but don't bring to a boil. Your egg will scramble. It's still delicious, but not as pretty. If using the roast beef, add to the hot liquid one strip at a time. Get out a big bowl and toss that spinach in the bottom. Pour your soup over the spinach, add ONE DROP of the sesame oil and however much Sciracha you can stand, then gently mix until the spinach is wilted. Enjoy! It is such a bright and colorful dish, and it is quite good for you, except for the sodium, but it really isn't that bad. If you do not use the beef, it's even less. I crave this when I feel crummy, it's better than chicken noodle soup to clear up a bad case of stuffy nose and satisfies a hankering for Asian flavor when you are too lazy to go out or when you don't want to embarrass yourself at a fried food-filled buffet table. >^.^<