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What's a food you love, that isn't worth making from scratch? (lemmy.world)
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For me, crepes ain't worth the stress to make fresh. Just buy a little pack from store and focus on filling is my go to.

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[–] 75 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Honestly? Ramen. There are way too many ingredients that all needs to be cooked differently, and even the broth itself is a nightmare amount of effort for what you get at the end.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I spent 2 days cooking my first ramen broth, the tare, the marinated eggs and the garlic oil. It's definitely a case of tripling the batch and freeze it because it takes a lot of work regardless of the quantity.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't know if there is anything special about Ramen broth, but once you get used to the process, homemade bone broth is absolutely worth it.

    I get pork knee joints from the Asian market, bake them at about 400 for an hour, and simmer on the stove top for a couple of days. That broth is my winter staple.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd say a lot of my favorite Asian dishes follow this pattern. Most of them are pretty challenging to recreate due to the amount of ingredients and types of cooking involved. Guess there's a reason they taste so good

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I made homemade General Tso's and it is absolutely worth the effort. The recipe I used stayed crispy for days even with sauce on it. I could control the flavor. It was so good.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Agreed.

    My gf and I love ramen and looked into making it at home. I'm the cook of the two of us but she's happy to assist.

    ...by step 15 of just the broth, and not even halfway through that, I just looked at her and said, "We're not doing this."

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You can kind of use a simplified method to get a good broth with a pressure cooker, because from what I read, the key to getting something good seems to be a sustained hard boil with lots of collagen and fat on the meat.

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