Chili Garlic Beef Noodles
These Chili Garlic Beef Noodles are saucy, spicy and packed with lots of flavor. Noodles tossed with caramelized ground beef, garlic, ginger, and a spicy sweet Korean inspired sauce. It's the perfect weeknight stir-fry ready in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 746kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces noodles asian style like ramen
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ medium onion sliced
- 5 green onions divided
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
For Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Korean chili pepper flakes gochugaru
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- ¼ cup mirin
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
Instructions
- Prepare the noodles according to package instructions. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the Korean chili pepper flakes, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin and dark soy sauce.
- Heat the peanut oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and spread it out in the pan. Let it cook without touching it for at least 5 minutes or until all the meat juice has evaporated and there's a char on the bottom. Using a spatula flip the charred beef and toss it around.
- Add the onion, the white parts of the green onion, the garlic and ginger. Cook for another minute or 2 until fragrant.
- Add the noodles to the wok and stir everything together. Pour in the sauce and toss everything together so that everything is coated in the sauce. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and drizzle the sesame oil and give it another stir. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Noodles: Any Asian style noodles will work, ramen, lo mein, or chow mein and if you don't have any spaghetti will do in a pinch.
- Heat level: Gochugaru are medium spicy, but if you can't handle too much spice, use half or less. Usually I can't handle a lot of spice, and I didn't find this dish too spicy for my liking, the sugar also helps balance out the spice.
- Beef browning: Don't stir too soon, let the beef develop a crust before flipping.
- Make it vegetarian: Swap the beef for mushrooms, tofu, or plant based ground meat and use a vegetarian oyster sauce.
- Storage: Leftovers keep perfectly for up to 4 days in the fridge. Reheat in a skillet with a splash of water to bring the noodles back to life.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 3093mg | Potassium: 698mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 753IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 7mg
