Ground Beef Noodles

Close-up portion of ground beef and veggie stir fry noodles.

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Ground Beef Noodles, a quick and easy stir fry recipe that could easily rival any takeout meal. Minimal prep and big flavours, this recipe uses a stir fry veggie mix that is easily available in any supermarket to keep it budget-friendly and delicious. Throw in the noodles of your choice, and a fantastic weeknight dinner is ready.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: people

Calories: 434kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

250 g ground /minced beef ( ½ lb)
150 g stir fry veggie mix (2 cups)
200 g noodles ( 7 oz)
2 spring onion
2 cloves garlic
½ tablespoon ginger puree
3 tablespoon vegetable oil

For the sauce

3 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame seeds ( for garnishing, optional)

Instructions

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.
Heat up the vegetable oil in a large pan or wok, add the chopped spring onions, peeled and chopped garlic and ginger puree.
Stir fry for 20 seconds so they can release their flavours.
Add the ground beef, and use a wooden spoon to break it down.
Cook it until it's no longer pink, then continue to stir fry it until it begins to caramelise into a dark brown colour.
Add the veggies, mix everything well, and leave them to cook until they begin to soften.
To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together, then pour the mix over the beef and veggies.
Add the cooked noodles, and mix everything really well.
Garnish with sesame seeds and serve hot!

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Notes

Browning the beef well makes all the difference, you get layers of flavour that you couldn't get by cooking the beef just enough until it's no longer pink.
You can also make this dish with ramen as a one-pot meal - just add the ramen when the beef and veggie stir fry is ready, add enough water or stock to cook the ramen.
You can use ready-made stir fry sauce if you wish, but I highly recommend making your own mix - it's tastier, and the bottles of soy sauces, rice vinegar and sesame oil will last you for a long time.

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