Ingredients

• 5 green beans, trimmed, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 red finger chile pepper, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 (3 ounce) package Korean ramen noodles (such as Nature is Delicious®)
• 1 (3 ounce) package enoki mushrooms, halved
• 3 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, or more to taste
• 1/3 cup whole Thai basil leaves
• 1/4 cup whole cilantro leaves

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add green beans and cook uncovered until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add chopped garlic; fry, stirring often, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Combine chicken broth, water, red chile pepper, and sliced garlic in a pot. Bring to a boil; simmer until flavors combine, about 3 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, fish sauce, black pepper, and rice wine vinegar; simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Stir green beans, ramen noodles, and seasoning packet included in the package into the pot. Cook until noodles soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in enoki mushrooms; simmer until tender, about 2 minutes. Add scallions; cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
5. Ladle noodles, green beans, mushrooms, and broth into a bowl. Top with basil and cilantro leaves. Sprinkle fried garlic on top.