These ground beef noodles (Asian-style) make a quick and delicious weeknight dinner. The recipe features savory ground beef and crunchy vegetables, all tossed in a flavorful sauce with tender egg noodles. This satisfying dish comes together quickly and tastes so good!
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this easy recipe:
- Ground beef – you could also use a mix of ground beef and pork.
- Thin Chinese Egg noodles or ramen noodles.
- Your favorite vegetables – my favorite vegetables for Asian-style stir fry are bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, and mushrooms. Broccoli or green beans would also be great.
- Fresh garlic, fresh ginger, green onions (green onions are optional).
- Red pepper flakes – for a touch of heat (optional).
- Toasted sesame oil – this is a type of sesame oil that is cold-pressed and has an intensive sesame flavor, so make sure to not use too much. It should not be heated so make sure to stir it in just at the end.
- Toasted sesame seeds (optional) – are used as a garnish. Toast them in a dry pan for 10-20 seconds until fragrant and lightly browned.
- For the sauce, you will need:
- soy sauce (I used regular soy sauce and then I didn’t need to salt the dish at all, but if you’re sensitive to salt levels, swap half of regular soy for low-sodium soy)
- chicken broth (or beef broth, but make sure you use a good-quality beef broth as most store-bought brands do not taste very good)
- Hoisin sauce
- honey (or maple syrup, but honey is a little bit better in this dish)
- rice vinegar (a must!)
- corn starch – to thicken the sauce.
How to make it step-by-step
Prepare the ingredients:
Finely shred cabbage, cut bell pepper into thin strips, cut mushrooms into slices, cut carrots into matchsticks, grate ginger and garlic, and thinly slice green onions.
(3 cups (260g) shredded cabbage, 1/2 red bell pepper, 6 medium cremini mushrooms, 3 1/2 oz 100g, 2 medium carrots, 5 cloves garlic, 1 inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh ginger, 3 tablespoons sliced green onions)
Make the sauce:
Whisk all the ingredients together until combined.
(1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup oyster sauce, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/2 tablespoon corn starch, pinch of red pepper flakes, or to your taste)
Cook the noodles:
Cook according to package instructions and drain. The instructions for my noodles say to add them to very hot water for 4 minutes, but I prefer to leave them in for 3 minutes and then they finish cooking in the pan.
(6 1/2 ounces (185g) Chinese thin egg noodles or ramen noodles)
Stir fry:
Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan over high heat. When hot, add the ground beef in an even layer and cook for 2-3 minutes or until brown (don’t stir), then turn over and let the other side brown. Then start stirring the beef and cook until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate.
(1 pound (450g) ground beef)
Add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Add the cabbage, bell pepper, mushrooms, and carrots. Let cook for a couple of minutes until browned (don’t stir). Then start stirring and cook for a couple of minutes until softened.
Add garlic, ginger, and green onions, cook for 30-60 seconds.
Add the cooked noodles and pour in the sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce is thickened and everything is well combined.
Take off the heat and stir in sesame oil.
Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
Enjoy!
Storage
This dish reheats very well and still tastes very good the next day. One thing is that the noodles won’t be al dente anymore and rather soft. The best would be to store the sauce+vegetables+meat and the noodles separately.
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Ground Beef Noodles
Ingredients
for the stir fry:
- 3 tablespoons frying oil divided
- 1 pound (450g) ground beef
- 3 cups (260g) shredded cabbage
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 6 medium cremini mushrooms 3 1/2 oz 100g
- 2 medium carrots
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons sliced green onions
for the sauce:
- 1/3 cup (80ml) soy sauce
- 1/3 cup (80ml) oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 tablespoon corn starch
- pinch of red pepper flakes or to your taste
additionally:
- 6 1/2 ounces (185g) Chinese thin egg noodles or ramen noodles
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil or to your taste
- toasted sesame seeds to garnish, optional
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Instructions
Prepare the ingredients:
- Finely shred cabbage, cut bell pepper into thin strips, cut mushrooms into slices, cut carrots into matchsticks, grate ginger and garlic, and thinly slice green onions.3 cups (260g) shredded cabbage, 1/2 red bell pepper, 6 medium cremini mushrooms, 2 medium carrots, 5 cloves garlic, 1 inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh ginger, 3 tablespoons sliced green onions
Make the sauce:
- Whisk all the ingredients together until combined.1/3 cup (80ml) soy sauce, 1/3 cup (80ml) oyster sauce, 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken broth, 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/2 tablespoon corn starch, pinch of red pepper flakes
Cook the noodles:
- Cook according to package instructions and drain. The instructions for my noodles say to add them to very hot water for 4 minutes, but I prefer to leave them in for 3 minutes and then they finish cooking in the pan.6 1/2 ounces (185g) Chinese thin egg noodles or ramen noodles
Stir fry:
- Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan over high heat. When hot, add the ground beef in an even layer and cook for 2-3 minutes or until brown (don't stir), then turn over and let the other side brown. Then start stirring the beef and cook until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate.1 pound (450g) ground beef
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Add the cabbage, bell pepper, mushrooms, and carrots. Let cook for a couple minutes until browned (don't stir). Then start stirring and cook for a couple of minutes until softened.
- Add garlic, ginger, and green onions, cook for 30-60 seconds.
- Add the cooked noodles and pour in the sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce is thickened and everything is well combined.
- Take off the heat and stir in sesame oil.2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.toasted sesame seeds
- Enjoy!
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