This Beef Ramen Noodle recipe comes together in under 30 minutes and makes an amazing weeknight dinner. Tender pieces of flank steak are cooked with ramen noodles in a savory beef broth filled with delicious Asian flavors, broccoli is added and it is time to eat!
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Why This Recipe Works
- You will be using quick cooking ramen noodles (yes I’m talking about the ones that are like $0.25)… but not the overly salty packet of seasoning that comes with it.
- Flavoring the broth with Sambal, oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, and soy sauce makes for an unbelievably flavorful broth for the noodles and beef to cook in!
- Flank Steak is the perfect choice for your Beef Ramen because once it is sliced thin it cooks up fast and is super tender.
- Frozen broccoli added right at the end keeps it crisp-tender and doesn’t over-cook with the beef and noodles.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients that you need to make this Beef Ramen Recipe, plus some helpful tips on a few ingredients.
Fresh Ginger- To peel fresh ginger I recommend using the edge of a spoon, scraping it along the brown skin until it reveals the yellow fragrant flesh.
Then simply chop and mince the yellow flesh to add to the recipe.
Flank Steak- this is the perfect beef cut for Beef Ramen Noodles. It is tender and quick cooking when sliced thin.
You will notice the flank steak has a very pronounced “grain” that runs like lines in the beef.
Make sure you cut your slices AGAINST THE GRAIN of the meat. This will ensure your beef is tender! See photos above for a visual guide.
Ramen Noodles
You can buy any brand of “ramen” noodle. Some of the most popular brands are Maruchan or Top Ramen.
They can also be called Instant Noodles or Instant Ramen.
These are the really inexpensive packets of noodles, usually around $0.25 to $0.50 each. They come with a soup/seasoning packet that you will discard in this recipe, so it doesn’t matter what flavor you purchase.
Step by Step Picture Instructions
This recipe comes together very quickly so I recommend that you prep your ingredients before getting started: peel and mince the ginger and garlic, dice the onion, measure out the seasonings and sauces, and slice the beef.
It is called “mise en place” (pronounced meez-on-plahz) when you get your kitchen in order and prep ingredients before cooking.
Start with a pot over medium heat. Add the oil and once it is hot and simmery add the onion, garlic and ginger.
Saute for a few minutes until the onions begin to soften.
Pour in the beef broth and add in the Sambal, brown sugar, oyster sauce, low sodium soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil. Give everything a good stir.
Add the beef slices to the pot.
Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a hard simmer.
Once the broth is simmering add in the ramen noodles.
Pro Tip – crack the ramen bricks in half to fit all 3 in the pot.
Simmer the noodles for about 3 minutes.
Add in the frozen broccoli and simmer another 1-2 minutes until it is thawed through and warmed.
Pull the Beef Ramen off the heat and serve! Garnish with sesame seeds, Sambal, red pepper flakes and/or green onions.
Pro Tip – stir before serving additional servings, this will coat the noodles, beef and broccoli with the delicious broth!
Recipe Tips
- Use a spoon to peel your ginger. See photos above.
- Make sure you cut your beef slices AGAINST THE GRAIN. See photos above.
- Buy any flavor of Ramen Noodles, you won’t be using the flavor packet.
- Do not use the soup/season packet that comes with the ramen noodles. You are creating your own flavor with Asian spices and sauces.
- Use frozen broccoli instead of fresh so everything cooks together perfectly without over-cooking.
Recipe FAQ’s
This recipe! That is how you make beef ramen better! Discard the flavor packet of store bought ramen and add your own flavors with Sambal, Sesame oil, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. You can also add flank steak sliced thin.
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Beef Ramen Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup white or yellow onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon (heaping) fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 3 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 lb. Flank Steak cut in half with the grain and then cut into thin ¼ inch strips against the grain. See photo above for a visual reference.
- ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seed oil
- 3 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon sambal oelek Asian Chili Paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 packages Ramen noodles discard the season packet
- 12 oz. frozen broccoli florets
Instructions
- This recipe comes together very quickly so I recommend that you prep your ingredients before getting started: peel and mince the ginger and garlic, dice the onion, measure out the seasonings and sauces, and slice the beef.
- Start with a pot over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger for about 5 minutes until the onions soften.
- Pour in the beef broth and stir in the Sambal, brown sugar, oyster sauce, low sodium soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil.
- Add the sliced beef to the pot.
- Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a hard simmer.
- Once the broth is simmering add in the ramen noodles.You can crack the ramen blocks in half so they fit in the pot.
- Simmer the noodles for about 3 minutes.
- Add in the frozen broccoli and simmer another 1-2 minutes until they are warmed through.
- Remove from the heat and serve! Garnish with sesame seeds, Sambal, red pepper flakes and/or green onions.
- Pro Tip – stir before serving additional servings, this will coat the noodles, beef and broccoli with the delicious broth!
Notes:
- Use a spoon to peel your ginger. See photos above.
- Make sure you cut your beef slices AGAINST THE GRAIN. See photos above.
- Buy any flavor of Ramen Noodles, you won’t be using the flavor packet.
- Do not use the soup/season packet that comes with the ramen noodles. You are creating your own flavor with Asian spices and sauces.
- Use frozen broccoli instead of fresh so everything cooks together perfectly without over-cooking.
If nutrition facts are provided they are calculated as an estimate to the best of our knowledge.
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