Description
This Easy TikTok Ramen Recipe delivers a quick and flavorful bowl of butter garlic noodles with a deliciously savory sauce, scrambled eggs, and a sprinkle of furikake or everything bagel seasoning. Perfect for a fast, satisfying meal in just 20 minutes, it combines tender instant ramen noodles with garlic, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, and soy sauce for a viral buttery twist on classic ramen.
Ingredients
Noodles
- 2 packages instant ramen noodles
Sauce and Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
Eggs and Garnish
- 2 eggs
- Furikake or everything bagel seasoning, for garnish
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Boil Noodles: Bring water to a boil in a medium pot over high heat. Add the instant ramen noodles, omitting the seasoning packets for this recipe. Cook for 3 minutes until the noodles are tender but still have some firmness. Reserve about ¼ cup of the pasta water before draining the noodles.
- Drain Noodles: Drain the cooked noodles thoroughly and set aside.
- Melt Butter and Sauté Garlic: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes, sautéing for 30 seconds until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Create Sauce: Stir in the brown sugar and soy sauce into the skillet, letting it simmer for another 30 seconds so the sugar dissolves completely.
- Toss Noodles in Sauce: Add the drained noodles to the skillet and use tongs to coat them evenly with the garlic-butter sauce.
- Cook Eggs: Push the noodles to one side of the skillet, creating an open space. Crack the eggs into this space and scramble them gently until cooked through but still soft.
- Combine Eggs and Noodles: Mix the scrambled eggs into the noodles to evenly distribute throughout.
- Adjust Consistency: Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the reserved pasta water if the noodles seem dry or clumped together, achieving a smoother texture.
- Garnish: Sprinkle furikake or everything bagel seasoning and chopped green onions over the noodles to finish.
- Serve: Divide the butter garlic ramen noodles between two bowls and serve immediately while hot.
Notes
- Reserve pasta water before draining to adjust noodle texture and sauce consistency.
- Skip the seasoning packets from the ramen noodles as the sauce provides enough flavor.
- Adjust red pepper flakes based on preferred spice level.
- Furikake can be substituted with sesame seeds or crushed seaweed for garnish.
- You can add cooked protein like chicken or shrimp for a heartier meal.
