This is a simple yet delicious dish that I make about once a week.
- Carbohydrate 2.3445328125 g
- Cholesterol 242.95 mg
- Fat 112.0218315625 g
- Fiber 0.844424999892712 g
- Protein 1.3533246875 g
- Saturated Fat 60.875179 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (251g)
- Sodium 652.7806875 mg
- Sugar 1.50010781260729 g
- Trans Fat 6.97239006250002 g
- Calories 998 calories
Step-by-step
- Prepare 3 bags of chicken flavored ramen according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile in a large pan, pour in olive oil, butter, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
- Cook for 3 minutes and then add shrimp. After steaming broccoli, add that also.
- Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Drain ramen and add that to the pan. Mix and let stand for 2 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Adding pre-cooked shrimp to a hot pan too early transforms the protein from tender to rubbery within seconds. Heat management dictates success here because pre-cooked crustaceans require only gentle warming rather than actual cooking. Exposing these delicate proteins to high heat causes rapid moisture loss, squeezing out internal water and leaving behind a tough, chewy texture. Olive oil combined with butter creates a thermal medium that distributes heat evenly across the pan surface while moderating the temperature of the garlic. Minced garlic burns at approximately 300 degrees Fahrenheit, turning acrid and bitter almost instantly when placed in dry fat. Introducing the oil, butter, red pepper flakes, and aromatics simultaneously lowers the smoke point and cushions the garlic against scorching during the initial three-minute sauté. Steamables broccoli florets provide a convenient vegetable component, but frozen vegetables release excess surface water upon thawing. Draining this moisture before combining the florets with the oil and butter mixture prevents steam from diluting the sauce and keeps the fat from popping dangerously. Simmering the assembled ingredients for ten minutes allows the flavors to meld without overcooking the shrimp. Allowing the drained ramen noodles to rest in the pan for two minutes absorbs the seasoned oil thoroughly.
Swapping pre-cooked shrimp for raw product alters the procedure significantly, requiring raw shrimp to cook fully through until opaque and pink in the pan before adding the remaining elements. Fresh broccoli florets demand a brief blanching step of roughly two minutes in boiling water to soften their cellular walls before they enter the skillet.
