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- Does anyone else have a packet of instant noodles tucked away in the kitchen cupboards for when the hunger hits? Watch what happens when our Chef turns instant comfort food into a gourmet masterpiece!
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Am I the only one who was kinda hoping that Ben just got a package of the noodles and makes that gourmet? That would be something I would want to make myself.
That would be an equally good idea.
That's what Rie would do on Make It Fancy. They surprise her with a sleeve of crackers or something. And she turns whatever it is into something super-gourmet on the spot.
Yeah it kind of seemed like what they were suggesting in the title 🙃
I thought that's what this was gonna be. I definitely wouldn't call this an instant noodle dish.
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Can we have a series called “Normals, make it simple” where they take fancy dishes and make them simple?
Arrrrrrr
That’s an amazing idea.
Right! My thing is, most of the dishes are just too fancy and have too many ingredients (especially ingredients that you just don’t use every day and have to buy for this one recipe) to cook on a regular basis. I’d love so videos of how to use neat techniques and recipes with different common foods and seasonings.
GENIUS
or just bring back level up bringing back level up would be cool
I’ll have to agree with everyone here, this isn’t making instant noodles gourmet it’s just making gourmet noodles. I feel like they should give him the actual package of instant noodles.
Or when they had the gourmet noodles then start to make it so you can turn them in to a instant version. (home made instant noodles)
I think Claire on Bon Apetit made a instant noodle package from scratch.
Ben literally shares what he have learn. Sure you can take an instant noodles and add like, everything, but didn't they already do that? And he really taking things up by making the noodles from scratch. On top of that, instant noodles 'noodles' didn't that good. They're just specifically engineered to match with the seasoning they come with.
@@kimsubaki6389 where you are not wrong, you are still missing the point, that Ben made an excellent gourmet noodle dish, it is not a gourmet spin on instant noodles. His version really had nothing to do with instant noodles, or the title of the video.
@@darkness973 well, i think the inspirations came from instant noodles, bouncy noodles, slurpy, etc. Because i don't think how gourmet can you be if you using any element from instant noodles
This doesn't feel like instant noodles made gourmet, but rather a gourmet noodle dish. For me, instant noodles are something dehydrated you can keep for ages in the cupboard, and then rehydrate in 2-3 minutes. Would have liked to see them go outside their comfort zone dehydrating food to later rehydrate as an instant food.
Remember the packed lunch mystery box challenge from a couple years ago? Barry made the dehydrated camping lunch/mre thing and absolutely nailed it. It'd be real cool to see all three normals try and pull that off again.
That's an interesting idea, diy dehydration.
I have to agree with this. Either use a packet of instant noodles, or dehydrate your own and make a shelf stable homemade version.
Also since when were instant noodles a Chinese thing? They were invented in Japan and are super popular there. I was rather disappointed that they made a Chinese noodle dish based on something that is actually japanese.
Parboil the noodles, whack them in your dehydrator, rehydrate when needed with boiling water. I don’t see how that would be pushing the boys, compared to that biang biang action it’s pie….
I love how funny ebbers can be when he's being stern.
"... we haven't got all day it's fennel"
something so amusing about it.
And then he sheepishly brings out crown daisies he's been growing for TEN WEEKS srsly the duality of this man.
@@Malfoyslayton That sounds like a video essay right there.
"The Duality of Ebbers"
Sorry, Ebbers, have to call “FOUL”! on this one. You made an incredible noodle dish, just feel the ‘instant’ part was sidestepped. Maybe a second go at some point with actual instant noodles? I know you can gourmet-fy real packet noodles 🍜
no no he should have made the dish he did but then make that in to a instant version. So get the broth and make that in to a powder/paste. freeze dried herbs and greens. and dried instant noodles.
And keep it quick!
While I kinda agree, that would make it almost an exact clone of Rie McClenny's "make it fancy" series
@Angelous Mortis No? I was replying to the OP who said they should use a pack of instant noodles, which is why I referenced Rie's "make it fancy," wherein the format is that she literally uses the ingredient / meal / etc in question and gussies it up.
The problem is he's not making instant noodles gourmet he's just making gourmet noodles
THIS.
Exactly! It's making what looks like some very tasty Chinese food rather than taking some instant noodles and doing something gourmet with them. Let's have a challenge where the guys have to take that much maligned standby, Pot Noodle, and use them in various inventive ways.
Seriously, they could have made them as fancy as they want, just make it so you can take it out and make it instantly or make it with instant noodles. This is cool but it’s just gourmet noodles.
This is the second in this series, the first one was beans on toast, they didn't take a can of beans and a basic loaf and modify them to make them better, so why would you expect that for this one?
They have done videos where they take the basic noodles and made them better already.
I agree. This is disappointing.
Wait! What?!? Ben was deported out of China? (And got back in again.)
Please… tell us that story!
He got back on an emergency visa. This looks like a two-part story that needs to be told. Please share it with us.
I really want to hear that story.
I’m so glad to see instant means 45 steps and several hours in Ebbers’ mind.
Not to mention 10 weeks to grow bloody Daisies
This makes me so happy 😄
I think it's safe to say: everyone wanted you to take a pack of instant noodles and do something with them... not just make a generic (albeit tasty looking) noodle dish
judging from the many likes in comparison to dislikes maybe not say 'everyone' :) the use of the word 'generic' also feels a little bit too negative to me but maybe its just me !
@@lottev14 dude the video had hundreds of likes less that 30 seconds after it went live. No chance to watch by that point. People just like cause they fan boys/girls. Generic as in its just a random noodle dish of their typical standard. Nothing instant noodles about it
I think a lot of us were kinda disappointed, but didn't dislike. It's not a bad video, I love the guys, the title was just a little misleading. Not worth a dislike.
"I couldn't find them. So, ten weeks ago, I grew them myself."
Brilliant, Ben. It reminds me of how I got into baking. There were no bakeries that did cookies like I wanted them to/saw on TV.
Brilliant, love this!
What happened to "INSTANT NOODLES"? Ebbers making noodles from scratch is anything but instant.
You could get through 200 servings of instant noodles in that 10 week process.
This was more "making gourmet dish inspired by instant noodles" rather than "making instant noodles into a gourmet dish".
@@cryofpaine sure, that makes sense if the video was titled that way.
@@joeshonk9715 Yeah, the title was basically backwards from what they were actually doing.
😂 Fr
What I want to see is him doing this with a store bought pouch of cheap instant noodles and canned ingredients. How to make it amazing for the average consumer on a budget who wants a quick really good dinner.
Exactly!
Same
Jamie's face when Ben said just oil up and go for it 😅
When I read the title, I thought they were literally going to make instant noodles gourmet. All they did was make gourmet noodles. Still awesome and looks amazing, just not what I was expecting. Hope they explore instant noodles more.
Same
Jamie’s face when Ebbers says “Oil up and go for it” 😁
😆😝I saw that!
When I saw "INSTANT NOODLES" I was expecting something more in the style of what Alex(French guy) did with his ramen series where he made actual instant noodles... Slightly disappointed, but this looks delicious nonetheless
Yesss! I just got into Alex the French Guy and his episodes are shorter but I did think it was gonna be more like his instant noodle series. This wasn’t “instant noodles made fancy”.
indeed. looks like some great noodles, but theres nothing instant noodle about it.
It may not be “instant” but damn! That looks fantastic! P.S Ben did say the guys deserve their noodle badge… So Ebbers, where is it?!
Yes, it looks so delicious! And I agree, I think everyone deserves a noodle badge (even Ben, although he’s a chef so technically he has the badges already) 😄
this isnt "A Chef makes INSTANT NOODLES Gourmet!!", its "A Chef makes Gourmet NOODLES!!!", ebbers you need to ACTUALLY make instant noodles, gourmet.
my favorite way to upscale packlaged ramen is to forego the soup, and instead make a thickend yakisoba sauce, its approximately 1 part soy sauce, 1/4-1/2 part rice vinegar, 1 part oyster sauce, and a few dashes of warchestershire sauce, and a touch of sweetness whatever you fancy (i use a combo of molasses, and agave nectar, as together they have a kind of similar flavor to a japanese brown sugar syurip, due to the really dark kind of sugar they like to use over there, and molasis having similar bitter notes, with the honey like agave nectar giving it the sweetness), you can also add whatever seasonings you want at this stage, to the sauce, i like garlic powder, ginger powder, and about 1/4-the whole packet (depending on how salty you like it really) of the ramen seasoning that the noodles come with.
you cook the noodles as normal, and then add a bit of the starchy ramen water to the sauce you made, to both help it thicken later (a starch slurry can also be used to finish it if its not thickened to your likening), and warm up to allow the sauce to mix properly, drain the rest of the liquid off the noodles, give the now warm sauce a good mix, and add it to the noodles, put the pan back on the heat and keep mixing until thick (or microwave in 30 second increments then mix it up again until thickened), garnish as you wish, i like a few pieces of meat (bacon is good, as is sausage, and fried chicken) , some seaweed pieces, fried garlic, and sesame seeds, a few chopped roasted nuts, like cashews or peanuts is also good for a nice texture change, and maybe some sriracha on top if im feeling spicy.
all in all if you have your kitchen orginised, it takes MAYBE 30 seconds-a minute longer to make, than regular instant noodles, just make the sauce while the noodles are cooking to save time.
Nice ideas thanks, I would prefer ketchup manis however it’s spelt, dark soy sauce which is also sweet, I REALLY don’t like bitter taste so I’m not a fan of molasses plus when I was a kid my mum made me have a tablespoon of black backstrap molasses every day for a long time, I hated the stuff.
@@MaZEEZaM katjap manis :)
@@MaZEEZaM thats the beauty of food, everyone has their own tastes, if you dont like the bitterness, you can use light brown sugar, which isnt as bitter, or just forego it al replace it with something else sweet, its your food, make it how you want it. :) onestly, katjip manis sounds kindof, almost like a bottled version of this, but from indeonesia.
Barry getting quizzed on the contents of five spice and then giving him the lavender burn made me laugh way too loud. 😂
That Lavender haunts him! haha.
@@SortedFood haha. Not me seeing an incredibly large bush of lavender chasing him whilst reading this. 😂
After Barry was quizzed and struggled, I was hoping the others would challenge for his badge.
"It's so easy even Barry can make them" says the guy who almost caught his kitchen on fire making gourmet noodles.
He not say cleaning gonna be easy, isn't he.
When I was a kid I laughed at my friend as he didn’t even know how to cook noodles, he relied on his mum for everything. I recently found out his dad was a chef, clearly they taught him nothing
Expects instant noodles being added on/modified a bit.
GETS THE LEAST INSTANT NOODLES EVER
Like, least instant than that Ebbers raises his own lamb.
@@cagla131 he’s probably building a pen for them in his garden already ;)
You've just made ramen though? I feel like this series should be more like your old Level Up series (or Make it Fancy from Tasty) where you actually have to use the instant noodles or whatever it is in the recipe, then it's more likely to resonate with your audience and be something we can actually make.
That looks amazing! Love watching Ben be cheffy. While I agree that this isn't quite what I expected by "instant noodles", it seems this series is more about the flavor of the original dish than snazzying up something routine.
I loved this episode because the noodles were super interesting and the whole thing was fascinating, but isn’t cheffy instant noodles just cheffy noodles? 😂 I think you could have gone with an instant ramen packet and tried to use it to make a cheffy version and been closer to the prompt…but I do like this as an education video!
I agree, this is more how to make a great bowl of noodles which I really enjoyed and will keep the video for the recipe but it’s not chefing up a packet of instant noodles
I’m confused. How is it gourmet when your making everything from scratch…it’s just bang bang noodles. If it was instant noodles wouldn’t you use the packaged noodles?
Yeah, this was not a good episode. Really disappointed that they didn't follow the premise.
@@graymorality Yep, was expecting them to either make their own instant noodle packs (some pasta that they could dehydrate and use like instant noodles), or just use the pack ones and make a good dish with them. Take this episode and erase all instand noodle stuff and nothing will change.
This is the second in this series, the first one was beans on toast, they didn't take a can of beans and a basic loaf and modify them to make them better, so why would you expect that for this one?
They have done videos where they take the basic noodles and made them better already.
@@mikeharman4257 that one at least used both beans and toast. This one didn't use the main ingredient at all, instant noodles.
You saw “instant noodles” and Ebbers saw just noodles and went for it. I appreciate that it’s not just making a new broth/sauce and using a packet of noodles. They’ve done that one before.
Woah now, you can't just drop the bombshell of Ebbers getting deported without saying why!
Agree totally! We need the story behind this.
Agreed. I expected an explanation at least
This was news to me as well! Was looking for this comment.
As my go-to quick treat meal, I'd love to see Ebbers make nachos gourmet.
"For this simple dish, let's find some masa de maíz in our pantry..."
I think the title should be “Chef makes gourmet noodles”. Instant noodles weren’t really involved at all. 😅
But the end result looked absolutely delicious!
works great. i love that it has stainless steal pot inside th-cam.com/users/postUgkxG-7WiT7ocumjytOpHDFt632PL0pxXRAg and not the one with coating. we used to have a coated pot before, and the coating slowly peels, and i am sure went into the food that we cooked. Absolutely love stainless steel, and will not use a coated product again.This pot has many settings and many buttons, and i need to sit down with a manual to figure out which setting to use. I used the basic functions, and even though i am not technologically skilled, i turned it on and assembled it without any help.Very satisfied with this product overall.
Ben: "Just oil up and go for it."
Jamie: *What have I heard just now blinking*
P.S. To see Jamie's reaction go to 9:17
I loved Jamie’s reaction! I rewatched that part a few times coz his expression is so comical 😂 thanks for the time stamp!
"Told off for rescinding his badge" Im sorry but am I the only one that is all for the boys losing the badges if they dont stay on top of the skills they "learn" ? :P
Mike saying everyone loves some noods absolutley needs to be a tshirt with a steamy bowl of partially censored noodles
I love this idea! 😂
Take my money.
guys.... this wasn't a "chef makes __________ gourmet", this was just chef making a recipe. in order for it to be in the right context Ebbers would have to use the actual product you are turning gourmet. Meaning using the noodles and/or the spice packet and flipping it into a gourmet dish.
I also still say - spaghetti and meatballs - Ebbers make it gourmet!
Why are people always picking on Barry? He has skills. I feel like he doesn’t get much credit! All the “normals” are improving and I enjoy watching them get better!
Might be because he gets way too cocky too often as in the Sorted Community.
Also he seems like the Little Brother of the group so Sorted treat him like the youngest sibling.
I feel like they completely lost the point in this video, he's just making a noodle dish, those are anything but instant.
For me it’s somewhat of a fail because as good as it looks it fails on the instant part. I think at most to gourmet this there should be a time limit of 15-20 minutes.
"All this preparation took a lot of time, but throwing it all in a pan is almost instant." Uhm, yeah, no.
@@tenou213 not necessarily gourmet can mean better quality ingredients. I think they could’ve made a fairly decent “gourmet” ramen in 15 years using store bought stock/dashi, duck or quails eggs and some artisanal noodles.
@@rolfs2165 it is when you edit it correctly 😂😂
You've just made ramen though? I feel like this series should be more like your old Level Up series (or Make it Fancy from Tasty) where you actually have to use the instant noodles or whatever it is in the recipe, then it's more likely to resonate with your audience and be something we can actually make.
Didn't Ben already make his version of ramen already? I thought he was going to "gourmet" a packet of instant noodle (aka instant ramen/ramyun).
They did that on a episode of Level Up. This seems more like take a common dish then make the gourmet version of it rather than just make a straight upgrade.
They did do something similar during the pandemic with a battle using instant noodles
I think they didn’t really give this episode the right name, but I don’t understand why everyone is so upset about improving instant noodles. Adding anything to instant noodles makes them taste better. You could probs throw a teabag in the noodle water and it’d help (and I’m saying that as someone who eats instant noodles regularly)
Edit: Ben’s dish looks amazing
Leveling up simple store-bought food is the way I learned to cook. Ramen teaches you to follow instructions, and the fact that it's so cheap, means you can afford to play with it and learn what works and what doesn't. Thanks for reinforcing the concept!
In college I was often referred to as "Iron Chef Ramen" because of the variety and tastiness of meals I could make with instant noodles, which was all we could afford back then. What Ebbers did here is _NOT_ instant noodles made gourmet but rather a noodle dish that isn't remotely similar to instant noodles. I call this a failure.
*sees “instant” in the brief*
*also sees marinated lamb and hand-made noodles*
Looks delish, but I think you missed the mark here, Ben.
I am so impressed when Ben pull out the dandelion leaves, this is really a person that had research on Chinese food! I still remember when I were young, we literally will go to any hill nearby and dig for dandelion leaves, it tastes very good in salad and my mother will make it into dandelion stuffed bun.
Dandelions are pretty common over here in the UK too. There's a pretty popular fizzy drink made from them, look up "dandelion and burdock"
The dandelions here are insipid tasting. The flower they used looked similar to dandelion on the small screen but the leaves were quite a bit different...
Alright... I just gotta say to defend Barry here, that his spiceology badge is because he was able to pick out the spices in a blend that he could smell, taste, and see; not remember off of his memory! It's not a "Recipe remembering badge" it's a differentiate the spices before you badge!
This is very true 👍
@@SortedFood While we are defending Barry - why is it he is the only one ever defending badges? Whenever either of the other normals has a badge at risk, suddenly all is forgiven, including Barrys. I get you all like to tease your friend, but it comes off as borderline bullying.
That's true, however Barry should at least commit it to memory. Chinese five spice is one of the most popular, common and easier spices to access because it's available everywhere. It would be beneficial to him in future battles or challenges to have this basic knowledge of the spice lock under his belt, rather then always going to check.
That's what I was just about to comment!
@@NoniTinystorm Agree. Only Barry is the one with the pressure of losing badges, the other 2 seem to have no need to prove anything once they get them.
If Ebbers had just handed them some Nongshim Shin Ramyun with fresh vegetables cut into it, it would have been an instant win in my book.
Ben is really an absolute dream man. Grows his own vegs and herbs, endearingly very geeky, and is a wizard in the kitchen!
I thought Ben was going to get some instant Ramen and chefeyfy it That would be a challenge he just from scratch cooked a good Chinese noodle dish, taking days to do it. Sorely disappointed.
Shouldn't he technically need to use the instant noodles it self if not it's simply just make a fancy noodle dish and not instant noodles
This is the second in this series, the first one was beans on toast, they didn't take a can of beans and a basic loaf and modify them to make them better, so why would you expect that for this one?
They have done videos where they take the basic noodles and made them better already.
You realise what you'e complaining about is that Ben did too much and went a step too far? Of course he could have bought noodles, but where's the point in that? You could easily substitute a bought component for any part of this dish, but now you know how to do it, you don't have to. Why are you even complaining?
@@AlanHope2013 Because instant noodle is a specific ingredient compared to other types of noodles. Hand pulled noodles are very impressive indeed and its awesome he pulled them off - but they aren't instant noodles.
@@AlanHope2013 Because of the title of the video. He made a gourmet noodle dish, that had nothing to do with the instant noodles.
@@mikeharman4257 beans on toast is a recipe. There's no specific brand of bread or beans (no matter how much heinz says so). Beans on toast: beans ✅ toast ✅. Instant nodles: instant ❎ noodles✅
Thumbnail: "Ramen"
Title: "Instant Noodles"
Think they're trying to hide from Uncle Roger.
I mean he did add MSG tbf
The MSG made me go Fuiyoh!
To Ben's defense, Biangbiang noodles are usually prepped well ahead of time as well as the meat portion and the noodles to table is usually pretty "instant." Also in China these dishes are pretty fast food and from order to table probably only takes around 5-10 minutes max at a stall or local small restaurant.
They looked great Ebbers! We need an allotment tour!
This is a great video but all I want now is to hear the Ebbers deported from China and then getting back in on an emergency visa story. Chefs travel stories would make a good series lol
(Barry gets a Spiceology Badge)
Ben: “Imma destroy this whole man’s career.”
Episode 1467 of me enjoying the OG workplace sitcom 😂
I still think "Chef it up!" sounds like a better title. Make it Gourmet sounds a lot similar to Tasty's Make it Fancy
They even sounded like they were about to say it once, "Ebbers, make it fff- gourmet!"
It also reminds me of Claire Saffitz's Gourmet Makes.
I agree
Yeah I was thinking the same and she uses the actual meal they are talking about (like boxed man n cheese, jello, etc.) and makes that fancy rather than recreating the dish in a gourmet fashion. The title is a little misleading in that way. He uses ingredients and techniques that literally take hours, sometimes days, to make these meals and although they look great, it doesn’t feel like it really fulfills the brief. I think he should be given the meal and a time limit and have to make it gourmet, almost like a mystery box situation, rather than what was clearly a long researched and kitchen-labbed recipe.
Came here to say this myself. "Chef it up!" is a much better title in the Sorted style, and stops treading on Rie's and Claire's toes with their series.
I'd love to see a video about: Normals try to make something gourmet with no restrictions VS Chefs make something with some restrictions. Loving your content!
This is a fail because Ben didn't use instant noodles 😂 the fact that he made the noodles from scratch makes the dish more a comparison to noodles we could have from a street food stall rather than instant noodles. Perhaps Korean cuisine could have been the inspiration, because they use a lot of instant noodles even in their restaurants.
I've been using Nissin chilli instant noodles to make my own take noodles. Usually a spring onion, a chopped tomato, mustard seeds, and some soy sauce with the flavour packet, frying off, adding the noodles towards the end, and then frying an egg in the same pan after taking everything out to put on top. A really simple and tasty dinner.
I need to hear THAT travel story now, Ebbers being deportet and getting back into China, that sounds like a journey.
What I love about instant noodles?………The feeling of making genuine Ramen without any knowledge of a recipe is euphoric. Just add all ingredients into Rice cooker and Voilà. Jerk Chicken and mango ramen.
Just like magic.
4:44 Uncle Roger in the distance *MOANS LOUDLY*
I'm loving this series, whenever ebbers gets to show off his chef-y skills i like it hahaaaa. It's like a return to the old early videos. Normals helping out here and there :) like any street snack, biang biang noodles is almost instant-served for the consumer but not for the chef/culinary team behind it! Same goes for packet instant noodles, it's all a process!! With lots of prep! I much prefer this version bc you get even better flavours without the preservatives.
The only critique I'd add is that the noodles look "mixed in" rather than proper "wok-fried" but, as someone with a Canton Chinese background, my expectation with wheat flat noodles is to wok-fry so some edges are slightly burnt and the flavours incorporate more thoroughly. Not sure how Xi'an does it.
GOOD JOB EBBERS AND NORMALS TEAM! and to Barry for getting MOST of the spices right!
Ben grating ginger whilst talking to the guys without paying attention to his fingers made me so anxious!! Jamie's face is my innuendo radar xD
I love 'chef it up'! There is no way in hell I'd be able to make this dish, but I can use all the ideas and techniques. Well done, Ebbers!
Yeah, gotta give you a fail on this one my dudes. Ebbers just made noodles, he didn't 'make instant noodles gourmet'. To do that he would have to use instant noodles in some way (he could make his own instant noodles). We just watched you make noodles, which is nice and all but you presented it as a challenge to Ebbers to make instant noodles gourmet and he simply did not do that at all.
I enjoy watching Ben make things very fancy, but I more appreciate when the result is something that only adds a few more minutes of work, with attainable ingredients, but results in a much uplifted dish.
I think both are video worthy
So…you wanted a video on garnishing ramen?
You could do that yourself if you only had an imagination.
I am so happy i found this channel years ago. I am learning and being entertained at the same time! I always look forward to your posts!
Nothing about this was instant except the burn on Barry
This is like saying 'level up a ready meal' and then making a lasagne from scratch with homemade pasta. Its not technically incorrect but its not what i was expecting.
i love this series of eps! if i could say one thing? i think it would be interesting if the chef did 2 versions; one where ben gets to show off all of his skills and make it from scratch to make it gourmet like what hes currently doing and another version where he has the item, in this case a pot/packet of instant noodles, and has to make that gourmet somehow, kinda like when the normals did a level up. i think that would be really cool because while i love watching you show off your skills ben, im just not going to spend my whole weekend to make a single dish, but if i could take my instant noodles and make them more interesting quickly... well im still not going to do it EVERY time but id be more likely to do it! honest!!! ^.^
It’s basically the level up, and three ways recipes they did years ago. Loved those videos!
Gotta say, I really appreciate how jelly that lamb broth was.
I would've died laughing if, right off the bat, Barry got his spice badge revoked (again)
"We heard what everyone said about instant noodles, about how easy they are, they store for ages, and anyone can make them. So anyway, I'm going to make something else."
Just make a recipe video at that point, I think.
Really. It was just a homemade ramen recipe video, not instant noodles video.
@@stone5against1 My question is, why is everyone so hurt that they didn't stick with the concept this one time? Just enjoy the cooking.
@@mastrolegend9277 They're too vague on what the format actually is. They messed the format for the beans and toast as well and made a different dish that just so happened to contain bread and beans, but was no longer the same dish. This is no different; Instant noodles is a very specific ingredient with a very specific use-case (they also kept showing a bowl of ramen as well, so most people assumed they would make ramen.) They responses they got for the questions were also about making instant ramen, so not going with that just defeats the whole format.
Damn, I was really hoping that he would make something that would be shelf stable, and could therefore be used exactly like instant noodles.
You could definitely draw some inspiration from @alex (french guy cooking) who has done that through an entire series
Didn’t really feel like gourmet instant noodles but his own noodle dish.
I'm actually really glad this isn't like Rie's "Make it Fancy". That's her show and she's great at it, this format is a lot more Sorted which I also love. Binging with Babish kind of also makes everything chefy in his own way so I really appreciate each show having its own style. I think if people are upset, it's because the branding of this series is a little misleading.
I was thinking he would cook some plain instant noodles and do something from there... This is just straight gourmet....
I would love to see you guys try out dishes using shiritaki noodles (also know as miracle noodles or konjac). Make them the star. The challenge being they taste like nothing/nasty unless you know how to work them 😏
Okay boys, this is no longer “instant” 😅
For a brief second I was like why is a sorted episode dropping on a Saturday.. turns out it's Sunday and I need to work tomorrow. Oh well on the plus side it's sorted day!
Are we just ignoring the fact that the utensil rack behind Mike kind of looks ✨spicy✨
The last time I watched you guys was maybe 5th grade, now I’m a senior in high school but it still feels like just yesterday I was watching y’all
Asian noodles that are “Indian skew,” “bolognese-y,” “like a shepherds pie,” “kinda a ragout”…. Just asking for a country’s newspaper to berate you…..again😂
Just imagine: "So samosas are like a dumpling." /gets brick'd
😆 I always say that the world is round and every culture has similar ideas for food prep, either bc they have similar situations or ppl travel and get introduced to different ways of cooking. Need a portable type of food? Dumplings/Wrappers in all shapes and fillings, and then cooked depending on the region either steamed or deep fried or baked, from Nepalese momos to a Cornish pasty to Indian samosa.
He's just making normal noodles. Those are not instant Noodles. "A Chef makes INSTANT NOODLES Gourmet!!" sounds him taking a cup of instant noodles, changing the spice, veg, meat, etc to make it gourmet
"Just oil up and go for it" Jamie's face GOT ME so bad hahahah, then Mike and Barry are just staring on, are they becoming invulnerable?!
I couldn't laughing just from that one look at the camera 🤣
Barry’s laugh is just the best.
As we say in the US "Walk off GRAND SLAM!" great job Ben, and through the magic of cooking skill and good editing, you all made it look easy. Grats! Well done.
Please tell me that cheese toasties will be next…
Cheese toasties would be a great shout.
1:57
I was scared for Barry 😂🤭thinking his spiceology badge was gonna get rescinded again. I *KNOW* Barry's heart rate went through the roof when Ben said "Barry, youve got a spiceology badge" 🤣
He was definitely under the heat there being caught off-guard 😅
I’m in agreement with others here- I’m not loving this series, or at least I keep being disappointed by the expectation set up by the titles. Last time, Ben made a cassoulet. Looked amazing, but that’s a different dish than gourmet-ed beans on toast. And this isn’t gourmet-ed (is that a verb?) instant noodles. It’s “chef makes Chinese noodles with lamb”. Maybe I’m expecting the chef version of Leveled Up, and that’s not what this is. But these are not things I’m ever going to make, and the “one member cooks while the others watch” format isn’t as engaging for me as their other formats.
This absolutely nails it for me too.
yea, Im not a fan of this series also.
I disagree with the beans on toast one cause at the end of the day he put beans on toast.
I agree completely.
I agree with everything you said. I don’t even know why the other three are even there. This has become all about Ben.
I imagine myself being Ben and the rest of the four being my dogs, observing me when preparing food. agreeing with everything I do and going "Oh yeah" whenever I work with meat.
9:16 LMFAOOO JUST JAMIE REACTING AND NO ONE ELSE IS SO FUNNY
"Even Barry could do it" ... I was honestly expecting there to be a cutaway when it turns out that Barry can't make instant noodles.
I think that was fantastic! I think I would like to see something that actually uses the base dish (For example, using a packet of instant noodles and the spice packet and doing something gourmet with them) in the future but that was an amazing gourmet dish that did hit all the same feelings an instant noodle dish would give you. I’m not sure what our metrics are for dishes to gourmet (“instant” vs “comfort food”), but for a lot of us Indians, Curd Rice fits both of those categories. Ebbers, make it gourmet!
Making noodles from scratch is the total opposite of "instant" noodles.
You guys should do a challenge with all the normals where they each get a packet of instant noodles, they can use any of the pantry items, the allotment veggies and one inexpensive protein that Ben picks. Give them a 30 min time limit winner gets a badge of some kind.
Honestly, like rest of the comments ... I was expecting, things you can do to raise instant noodles to Gourmet levels!! But this is a awesome recipe!!!
11:07 : Ebbers being Ebbers !!!
Market Place: Dont have the produce you want.
Ebbers: Ok, I will grow them myself!!!
The Noodles were indeed ‘Byang’ on. Nice one, Ben!
Haha, like what you did there!
@@SortedFood I should be congratulating Mike for that pun 😂
I hope there’s a callback to the boys’ Level Up of instant noodles!
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“Oil up and go for it” featuring Jamie’s expression 🤣🤣🤣🤣
MSG is so important for Asian food.
I'm a white guy in California USA, and MSG changed everything. It's such an amazing addition to all Asian cooking, hell I even get cheeky and add it to Thai curries!
This isn't making instant noodles gourmet, this is making gourmet noodles.