I tried Kylie Jenner's favorite way to eat instant ramen, with butter and eggs, and I'd make it again — but next time I'll watch my measurements

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Maria NoyenJun 22, 2022, 05:09 IST
I tried Kylie Jenner's favorite way to eat instant ramen, with butter and eggs, and I'd make it again — but next time I'll watch my measurements

I tried Kylie Jenner's egg-soaked instant-ramen recipe.Maria Noyen/Insider, Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair

  • An instant-ramen recipe Kylie Jenner reportedly shared in 2016 recently went viral on TikTok.
  • The simple dish consists of a pack of instant noodles, two eggs, butter, and garlic powder.
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Kylie Jenner is a business mogul, reality star, and — according to TikTok — a fan of instant ramen.

Kylie Jenner is a business mogul, reality star, and — according to TikTok — a fan of instant ramen.
Kylie Jenner at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in 2019.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

While scrolling TikTok recently, I discovered videos of a noodle recipe that Kylie Jenner shared on her Snapchat in 2016, according to BuzzFeed. Creators like Vincent Yeow Lim, whose TikTok handle is @dimsimlim, tried the recipe. As of Tuesday, Lim's video, which shows him cooking the dish over a fire-lit stove, has amassed more than 3.8 million views since it was posted on April 13.

Because Insider's Anneta Konstantinides gave her stamp of approval to "The Kardashians" star's twist on avocado toast, I was curious to see whether this instant-ramen recipe beloved by Jenner would also live up to the digital hype.

According to a video from TikTok creator Vincent Yeow Lim, the ramen recipe calls for just four ingredients — all common pantry staples.

According to a video from TikTok creator Vincent Yeow Lim, the ramen recipe calls for just four ingredients — all common pantry staples.
The TikTok recipe needs just four common ingredients.Maria Noyen/Insider

For this dish, you'll, of course, need a packet of instant ramen, plus three other ingredients commonly found in a pantry:

  • Garlic powder;
  • Butter;
  • Two eggs.

I went for Nissin Demae's Ramen Spicy Noodles. I love spice in my food. Since the recipe was described as creamy, I figured I'd want flavoring with a kick for my version.

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The first step: Whisk two eggs together, before boiling water.

The first step: Whisk two eggs together, before boiling water.
I whisked two eggs.Maria Noyen/Insider

Following the TikTok video's instructions, I whisked two eggs together with a small fork. I put the egg mixture aside and began the next step: boiling the water for my instant ramen. It calls for 500 milliliters, or just over 2 cups of water.

When my water reached a rolling boil, I added the dried noodles and cooked them for three minutes.

When my water reached a rolling boil, I added the dried noodles and cooked them for three minutes.
I dropped my dried noodles into boiling water for three minutes.Maria Noyen/Insider

How to cook instant noodles? Every instant-ramen noodle packet I've tried has the instructions printed on the package, including the amount of cooking time.

This packet noted three minutes for the noodles. While they boiled, I used a clean fork to gently separate the big chunk of noodles so they would cook evenly.

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Once the noodles were cooked, I added the raw egg and, to be honest, it did not look appetizing to me.

Once the noodles were cooked, I added the raw egg and, to be honest, it did not look appetizing to me.
The next step was to add the raw egg mixture.Maria Noyen/Insider

Once the noodles were cooked, I took the saucepan off the heat and poured out half of the water. I did eyeball this, so I estimated it as slightly less than half.

The next step was to add in the raw egg mixture.

Visually, I was not a fan — it didn't look like the egg and the water were blending into a consistent soup. I'm also, admittedly, a person who has mixed feelings on eggs in general. So there is a good chance this was a day when eggs were just not appealing to me.

I stirred the eggy, watery noodle mixture, but I didn't like the chunky texture of the egg whites.

I stirred the eggy, watery noodle mixture, but I didn't like the chunky texture of the egg whites.
I drained some of the eggy water.Maria Noyen/Insider

Peering down into the saucepan, I wasn't excited to sip on eggy water and instant noodles with chunks of egg whites.

I poured out more of the liquid to make the texture more to my liking.

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The next step: Add butter.

The next step: Add butter.
The next step called for scoops of butter.Maria Noyen/Insider

Lim's instructions did not specify exactly how much butter to add so I took a wild guess: I dropped in roughly two tablespoons of butter. I stirred the entire mixture to combine.

To add color to the dish, I poured in the instant-ramen flavor packet along with garlic powder.

To add color to the dish, I poured in the instant-ramen flavor packet along with garlic powder.
I added half of the noodle seasoning packet along with a few shakes of garlic powder.Maria Noyen/Insider

The next step involved adding the seasoning packet from the instant-noodle package and a few shakes of garlic powder.

I generally double the amount of garlic to any recipe, so I added extra here too.

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I drizzled the oil from the instant-ramen package on top — and bon appétit! The final product.

I drizzled the oil from the instant-ramen package on top — and bon appétit! The final product.
My bowl of Kylie Jenner's favorite instant ramen.Maria Noyen/Insider

When looking at my finished product, I couldn't wait to dig in. Despite my skepticism mid-recipe, the dish looked delicious. Gone was the eggy water, and in its place proper seasoning.

The recipe took around 15 minutes, including the time it took to snap photos for each step. Without that documentation, it would have taken far less time.

I really liked the creamy soup and noodles, but the chunks of egg whites — a result of my proportions being off — weren't my favorite. Next time I make this, I'll do things a bit differently to ensure the texture is better.

I really liked the creamy soup and noodles, but the chunks of egg whites — a result of my proportions being off — weren't my favorite. Next time I make this, I'll do things a bit differently to ensure the texture is better.
I was put off by the pieces of egg whites.Maria Noyen/Insider

Initially, I was a big fan of the creamy texture and thickness of the soup, thanks to the addition of butter and eggs.

This all took a turn when I discovered runny egg white tangled in the middle of a scoop of noodles and the texture was not at all to my liking.

I reminded myself that the egg was cooked in the hot soup.

When I rewatched Lim's video to see how my dish compared, I noticed he added two eggs straight into the pot after two instant-ramen noodle blocks were cooked. Meanwhile, I had only added one package of noodles and had pre-whisked the egg, which probably curdled them in the hot water. No wonder it wasn't quite the same result as on TikTok!

Some of those unappetizing moments for me likely weren't supposed to be that way. I decided that I'd make these instant ramen noodles again — but be mindful of my egg volume.

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