My little brother had spent the night a couple weekends and we were going to watch the football games at my place. We went to the store to pick up food for the week and of course the game. For the game, I had picked up some steaks and I was just going to pan sear it with some sides and call it a day.
I got to thinking, my little brother would enjoy something fun and unique especially after I saw him making himself ramen noodles that morning. The steak was marinaded more of a teriyaki style. As the steaks marinaded, I boiled several packs of ramen noodles and started forming it into "buns" and stuck it in the freezer for cooling and molding. At this point, my brother had no idea what I had planned, but was very curious.
The reason for the "banh mi" in the title is because I used similar toppings for the ramen burger. I had some pickled carrots and daikon in the fridge already, sliced cucumber, made a sriracha aioli, and then finished it with a fried egg.
The ramen did not take long to cool down and form its "bun" form.
Time to assemble the ramen burger. The "buns" were pan fried until crispy. The steaks were pan seared to a medium-rare doneness. And I started packing on the toppings!
My brother was definitely surprised by the concept because he kept talking about it and how it was like something he had seen on television. The ramen burger was definitely a success. One thing I would have done differently is make the "buns" thinner. What can I say...I got a bit to excited!
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