Grilled Ramen Burger


 
j biesinger

j biesinger

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Ever since I first heard about them last year, I've been kind of obsessed with the idea of a ramen burger. Not long after, I successfully made a ramen "bun," but the entire burger never came to fruition until last night.

To make a "bun," I cooked some ramen and packed it into a two deli containers. I stacked them with a third filled with water to compress them. Good compression is key, because one "bun" held together better than the other which I think was due to one getting pressed more. After a few hours, they easily popped out of the containers. I brushed them with sesame oil and grilled them a bit to crisp up a few of the noodles:
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I had freshly ground pork on hand, which I mixed with chopped garlic, onion, oyster mushrooms, sesame oil, black pepper, and oyster sauce:
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The burger got a slice of american cheese, and was dressed with some pickled ramps, arugula, kewpie mayo, and more oyster sauce:
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I got to say that it came out way better than I anticipated, and despite the bottom "bun" sort of falling apart, I thoroughly enjoyed stuffing it in my face:
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sides were quick pickled cuke with basil, and roasted corn with miso butter
 
I have to make my own also... You did a great job.
First time I saw a cook like this was a guy on you tube " ballistic bbq" that guy can cook
 
I'll be honest- I was pretty skeptical about ramen noodles going anywhere near a decent burger, but glad I clicked on your post anyhow. That is a gorgeous plate of food. Would putting maybe some egg and butter in the noodles to help get a nice crust on them be the answer to your "buns" not staying together? Great photography BTW, your use of depth-of-field really sent this post over the top.
 
Great pics, and great post. Good seeing your cooks again. This looks like a fun meal, and the pork burgers sound great.
 
Thanks everyone! Don't be shy, give this a try. It's cool and pretty easy to do

Dwain Pannell said:
Your posts are few and far between these daze but they never cease to amaze me.
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I've seen a lot of people come and go here, and I never wanted to be one of them. My priorities have changed a bit and I seem to be doing less grilling these days and I'm also more focused on some local food groups that I work with. When I do have something done on a Weber product that's worth sharing, I'll be sure to post it here.

Clay Neubauer said:
I'll be honest- I was pretty skeptical about ramen noodles going anywhere near a decent burger, but glad I clicked on your post anyhow. That is a gorgeous plate of food. Would putting maybe some egg and butter in the noodles to help get a nice crust on them be the answer to your "buns" not staying together? Great photography BTW, your use of depth-of-field really sent this post over the top.
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They don't really need any glue. I'm sure you've experienced left over noodles and how they glue themselves together in the shape of the container. I think I had better success with the instant ramen noodles, which everyone who wants to give this a go should have easy access too.

maybe cook them in a minimal amount of water to concentrate the starch, and leave them slightly wet when packing?
 
These were the big thing at last years state fair and I'm still ****ed I didn't wait in line to try one out. I wondered how the bun stayed together and what kind of texture/consistency it had. Great pics thanks for sharing, might have to give it a go!
 
Thats a first for me never heard of Ramen Burger, but again like many said will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
 
It takes two hands to handle a whopper!
maybe three hands to handle a grilled Ramen Burger...
quite interesting Jeff!!
 
Interesting idea J. I agree with those above - excellent job on the cook and your pics look like they are right out of Food & Wine...

Regards,

John
 
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