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soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake while maintaining flavor.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar + sugar mimics sweetness and acidity of mirin.

dashi

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth provides umami flavor without fish.

Boil a pot of water on the stove.

Add 1 packet of ramen noodles to the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes.

Drain the water from the cooked ramen and set it aside.

In a pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.

Add 2 tablespoons of diced or minced garlic to the pan and brown it.

Add 1/2 tablespoon of red pepper flakes to the pan.

Add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the pan.

Pour in 1/8 cup of water and mix everything together.

Add the cooked ramen noodles to the pan and mix well with the sauce.

Crack 1 egg into the pan and cook it on the side until almost done.

Mix the egg into the ramen once it's almost cooked through.

Transfer the ramen to a bowl and sprinkle chopped scallions on top.

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