Malulein's Exquisite Noodles

Turn your packet of chicken-flavored ramen into something 'exquisite' by adding soy sauce, orange juice, coconut rum, and some seasonings.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 460 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• water, to cover
• 1 (3 ounce) package chicken-flavored ramen noodles
• 3 large grape leaves
• ¼ onion, cut into large chunks
• 3 tablespoons coconut-flavored rum
• 2 tablespoons Syrian zaatar (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon barbeque sauce, or to taste
• 1 small chicken bouillon cube (such as Maggi®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir orange juice, ramen noodles and flavoring from packet, grape leaves, onion, soy sauce, rum, zaatar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, barbeque sauce, garlic cloves, and bouillon cube together in a saucepan. Pour enough water over the mixture to cover.

Step 2

Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the water reduces to a point where it no longer covers the ingredients, about 10 minutes.