What does this have to do with this recipe you ask? While I was there, my sister gave me an old ramen noodle cookbook that she found in the house. She knows my secret, or not so secret love for ramen. In it, there is a section of noodle bowls. Hubby and I got on a roll of different kinds of noodle bowls we could do. He said, "remember the smell of the sausage, onion and peppers at the fair"? How could I forget?! He asked if I could make THAT into a ramen bowl. I agreed we could do it on pork flavored ramen and wa-laa. Here. We. Are.
This recipe I am just making for 2! It's easy to double or triple. I am going heavy on the protein.
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3 pkgs Pork Ramen (chicken or beef would work as well)
1 Red Bell Pepper sliced into narrow strips
1/2 of a small Yellow Onion also sliced thin.
5 links of Sweet or Hot Italian Sausage (cut into thick chunks)
1 TBSP oil (olive or veg)
1 TBSP butter
Salt to taste
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
In a deep skillet add in your oil and butter until butter is melted. Add in peppers and onions along with Italian seasoning and salt. Stir often for 5 to 7 minutes until they are very soft. If you cut them thicker they may take up to 10 minutes. Add in sausage and continue to fry until cooked all the way through. When this is done, cover and remove from heat. Prepare your ramen however you prefer, stovetop or microwave. Drain off almost all of the water when done and add in seasoning packets. You can choose to leave water for broth as well, we just prefer no broth on this one. To serve, place noodles in the bottom of your bowl and top with a generous spoonful of your sausage, peppers and onions mixture.
ENJOY!
PS. Got leftover sausage and peppers? Toss those bad boys on a toasted roll, maybe with some provolone for lunch!
