Name: Ground Beef Ramen
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ½ cup soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; ¼ cup hoisin sauce; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons sriracha; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/2 pound ground pork; 5 packets ramen noodles; 1 jalapeño, deseeded, destemmed and chopped; Juice of half a lime; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

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These Ground Beef Ramen is made with ramen, ground beef, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, jalapeños, lime juice, and cilantro.

These Ground Beef Spicy Ramen are the real deal and only takes 20 minutes to make. They run on the spicy side since I added sriracha, which you can omit. You can definitely control how much sriracha you would like to put in it so it doesn’t have to be super spicy. There are many variations to Ground Beef Spicy Ramen and this is my favorite!

If you love this recipe, feel free to try my Cochinita Pibil Instant Pot and my Sopes de Asada.

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Ingredients

You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

Soy Sauce
Sesame oil
Rice vinegar
Hoisin sauce
Honey
Garlic
Vegetable oil
Ground pork
Ramen noodles
Jalapeno
Lime
Cilantro

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, honey, sriracha in a bowl and mix well. Cook the noodles according to package instructions.

In a large deep skillet on medium high heat, vegetable oil and wait for it to shimmer. Add the ground pork and stir until brown, around 5 minutes.

Pour in the soy sauce mixture, jalapeños, lime juice and bring to a simmer until the sauce coats the pork and beings to get crispy, another 4-7 minutes.

Remove from heat and toss in the cooked noodles. Garnish with cilantro.

Substitutions

Soy Sauce: If you don’t have you can use coconut or liquid aminos.
Sesame oil: This can be found in the ethnic food section of your local grocery store.
Rice Vinegar: If you can’t find rice vinegar, you can use apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.
Hoisin Sauce: You can use a premade garlic teriyaki or bean paste.
Honey: A good substitute for honey is maple syrup or brown sugar. You can use equal parts.
Sriracha: Sriracha is generically the most common Asian hot sauce you can find. If you cannot find this, Gochujang, chili garlic sauce, and sambal oelek works just as well!

Variations

Cooking is a chance to be creative! Have fun with it and feel free to make your own variation.

Spicy - add chili pepper flakes while cooking to imbue heat into the dish.
Deluxe - add parsley instead, crispy onions, or peanuts.
Kid friendly - add crushed potato chips.

Check out this Ranchera Meat if you love beef.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware takes longer to heat up than metal pans, and also retain heat for longer, which could make the recipe more watery, or burnt on the outsides.

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Storage

This will be good in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

This Ground Beef Ramen can be frozen for up to three months.

Top tip

Do not overcook the ramen. Every package is different so read the package label.