Quick Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe

Quick, Easy and and budget-friendly Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe. With caramelised beef, a tangle of noodles, and a sweet savoury 4 ingredient sauce, these Asian Beef Ramen Noodles are totally slurp-worthy!
Also try other noodles recipe : Sesame Garlic Ramen Noodles

Quick Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe

Quick Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe

Quick Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe

Quick, Easy and and budget-friendly Asian Beef Ramen Noodles Recipe. With caramelised beef, a tangle of noodles, and a sweet savoury 4 ingredient sauce, these Asian Beef Ramen Noodles are totally slurp-worthy!

Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 packets ramen or other instant noodles , discard seasoning (Note 1)
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2 tsp sesame oil (or more oil) (Note 2)
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1/2 onion , sliced
  • 200g / 7oz beef mince (ground beef) (Note 3)
  • 1 1/4 cups (315 ml) water, plus more as needed
  • Big handful bean sprouts

SAUCE:

  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (Note 4)
  • 1 tbsp Oyster sauce (or Hoisin, Note 5)
  • 2 tsp Hoisin sauce (or more Oyster sauce)
  • 1 tbsp mirin (Note 6)

GARNISHES (OPTIONAL):

  • Finely sliced green onion / shallots
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

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Notes

1. Instant or Ramen Noodles - Any brand or type is fine here, though avoid the extra large ramen packets because you'll struggle to fit two in the pan (though can break them). If it comes with soup seasoning packets, toss them.

Ssub with fresh or dried noodles (rice or wheat). Prepare per packet, use ~ 2 packed cups, toss through the caramelised beef with a splash of water.

2. Sesame oil - Use toasted sesame oil if you've got it, otherwise untoasted is fine. Brown sesame oil = toasted, untoasted = yellow like normal oil.

3. Mince - Ground beef is called mince here in Australia. Can sub with any other ground meat of choice - chicken, turkey, pork, lamb, kangaroo (really!), veal.

4. Dark Soy Sauce has a darker colour and more intense flavour than all purpose and light soy sauce. If you can't find it, any soy sauce is fine here but the sauce colour will be lighter. 

5. Oyster Sauce - I've noticed vegetarian oyster sauce in the supermarkets lately!

6. Mirin - a sweet Japanese cooking sake, very common ingredient in Japanese cooking. Find it in large supermarkets, or Asian grocery stores.

Sub with Chinese cooking wine, dry sherry. Non alcoholic sub: use 1/2 cup water + 3/4 cup low sodium chicken stock/broth (instead of 1 1/4 cups water) and skip the Mirin.

7. Total cook time for noodles should be per packet. Add a touch more water if noodles need longer.

8. SCALING recipe up (click servings and slide) - use a larger skillet. Can break noodle cakes if necessary to fit.

9. Nutrition per serving. Sodium can be reduced by 175mg per serve by using low sodium soy sauce.

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