Description
Silky Chinese ground beef noodles bring comfort and zest to your dinner table with bold flavors and quick preparation. Savory meat melds perfectly with slick noodles, creating a satisfying meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 250 g (8.8 oz) ground beef
Noodles:
- 120 g (4.2 oz) vermicelli noodles
Seasonings and Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Chinese dark vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Chinese chili oil
- 2 tablespoons corn flour
- 2 teaspoons white pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
Cooking and Garnish:
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons spring onion, chopped
Instructions
- Warm a saucepan over medium heat and drizzle oil, then add ground beef. Crumble the meat while sautéing until it develops a light golden-brown color.
- Introduce freshly grated ginger and soy sauce, quickly stirring to create a caramelized essence for approximately 10 seconds.
- Pour water and sprinkle white pepper powder, then cover and allow the mixture to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Adjust liquid levels if the sauce appears dry.
- Simultaneously, prepare noodles in boiling salted water following package guidelines until they reach a perfect al dente texture. Drain and reserve.
- Create a smooth corn flour slurry by blending it with water, then incorporate into the beef mixture. Continuously stir until the sauce transforms into a glossy, uniform consistency.
- Gently fold the cooked noodles into the beef sauce, ensuring each strand is thoroughly coated with the flavorful liquid.
- Finish the dish by scattering chopped spring onions across the top. Optionally enhance with dark vinegar and chili oil for additional depth and heat.
Notes
- Swap ground beef with ground turkey or plant-based alternatives for a leaner or vegetarian version that maintains the dish’s rich flavor profile.
- Toast ginger briefly before adding to enhance its aromatic qualities and release deeper, more complex flavors into the meat sauce.
- Experiment with different noodle types like rice noodles, udon, or soba to create unique texture variations while keeping the core Asian-inspired seasoning intact.
- Control sauce thickness by adjusting corn flour quantity – less for a lighter consistency, more for a thicker, more clingy coating on noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg