This Egg Noodles with Ground Beef recipe is unbelievably delicious. It's mildly spicy, saucy, and topped with cilantro, cucumber, and green onions for freshness. It comes together in less than 15 minutes and is a perfect midweek dinner or a dish to impress your guests.
I absolutely love a chili oil beef noodle recipe that is spicy, saucy, and refreshing all at once. This dish comes together so quickly and is honestly such a crowdpleaser. You make a really simple chilli oil sauce as the base for your seasonings for the ground beef. The egg noodles take 3 minutes to cook and then you combine everything and top with fresh herbs and veggies. SO good.
If you're looking to serve this ground beef with egg noodles recipe with some sides, then I'd recommend cooking up sticky miso aubergine, miso-marinated eggs, or sticky ginger eggplant.
For more noodle recipes, check out my peanut butter noodles that are slurpy and creamy, my shrimp with ramen noodles that take around 10 minutes to make, or my easy curry noodles that are creamy, slurpy, and topped with crispy ground beef!
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Why you'll love this recipe
Simple: You'll only need a handful of ingredients for this delightful ground beef and egg noodles recipe. First up make a simple chilli oil sauce, and then add in your ground beef, cooked egg noodles, and any other fresh ingredients you fancy! Another great simple recipe is my Goat Cheese Pasta, a good option for vegetarians.
Quick: This gorgeous beef noodle dish will take you less than 15 minutes to make. I've used fresh egg noodles, but you can use store-bought dry egg noodles if you fancy too! If you're looking for another quick and easy 15 minute dinner recipe, check out my Easy Vermicelli Noodles.
Flavour bomb: Anything I post on my blog has to taste good. Yes, looking appealing and tasty is important, but the flavour for me always takes number one priority. And these beef and egg noodles, I could eat on repeat. Another recipe I'm super proud of and great if you're looking for loads of flavour is my sweet and sour chicken noodles, they're so good!
Another great ground beef dish I love to make is my stuffed peppers with ground beef and rice seasoned with cumin, paprika, and chilli, it's a midweek go to of mine!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Chilli flakes: Any kind of crushed chilli flakes are great for this chilli oil sauce.
Gochugaru fine powder: Gochugaru fine red pepper flakes are a type of Korean chilli flakes. They're smoky and mild. But any kind of fine mild chili powder would do!
Sesame seeds: I've used white sesame seeds, but you can use black too!
Garlic: Freshly sliced garlic is great for this recipe. I wouldn't recommend using garlic granules for this.
Ground beef: Any kind of ground beef is great. I've used 15% fat, but you can use whatever you fancy. If you're looking to make this vegan, you can use a plant-based beef mince alternative. Or you can grate some extra firm tofu and use that instead. If you've got extra ground beef in the fridge and need some inspiration on how to use it up, then check out my hamburger patty recipe, it's my mother's recipe and is such a crowd-pleaser! You could also check out Loco Moco which is a Hawaiian dish using ground beef and it's so good!
Soy sauce: Light soy sauce is great for this one. It's lower in sodium and brighter in colour than dark soy sauce.
Rice wine vinegar: To balance out the flavours, we want to have some kind of acid and rice wine vinegar is perfect for this. You could alternatively use lemons or lime for a different flavour.
Sesame oil: To add a nuttiness to the recipe, sesame oil is a great addition. Peanut oil would also be good.
Peanut butter: To add extra thickness and nuttiness, peanut butter is so delicious. You could also use almond butter.
Sugar: For a bit of sweetness, you want to use some sugar. You could also use agave, honey, or maple syrup.
Egg noodles: I've used fresh egg noodles for this recipe, but you can use any kind of noodles you fancy!
Toppings: I chopped up some cucumber, cilantro, and green onions. You could also serve it with pak choi, tender stem broccoli, or edamame beans.
Step by step instructions with photos
Step 1: Place a frying pan on medium heat. Add in your oil followed by the chilli flakes, sesame seeds, chilli powder, and garlic. Mix thoroughly and then add in your ground beef and stir fry for 5 minutes until turned brown.
Step 2: Meanwhile, make your sauce by combining soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, and peanut butter. Mix until smooth.
Step 3: Pour in your soy sauce mixture followed by 150ml water. Give everything a good stir and reduce to low. You should have a saucy ground beef spicy situation. Taste and then season with salt and pepper based on your preference. Cook for a further 5 minutes while your noodles cook.
Step 4: Cook your egg noodles to packet instructions in salted boiling water.
Step 5: Once you've drained your noodles, divide them between four bowls and evenly top with your ground beef sauce. Top with sliced cucumber, chopped cilantro, and green onions. Mix thoroughly and enjoy!
Top Tips for Beef Noodles!
- The higher the fat % of your ground beef, the juicer and the tastier the beef will be.
- If you're wanting to make a creamier sauce for the beef noodles, I'd recommend adding some light cream or even some milk into the beef pan until it reaches the consistency you'd like.
- Make sure to salt the water when cooking noodles. This adds so much flavour!
What to do with leftovers
Storage: Place any leftover beef noodles into airtight containers and into the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freezing: Once again, let the dish cool, then store in airtight containers. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months. Leave to thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating. The textures might have changed a bit but it should still taste delicious. Follow the reheating instructions below!
Reheating: Whether you're reheating in the airtight container or in a saucepan, I highly recommend adding a few tablespoons of milk, water, or light cream to loosen up the sauce to help retain it's moisture. Heat until piping hot and enjoy!
FAQs
Absolutely, simply add light cream or milk into the sauce, around 200ml.
For sure! Simply sub out the ground beef for grated extra firm tofu. Replace the cream/milk with a plant-based version. Use vegan egg noodles.
Yes. If you're cooking for 8, simple double all the quantities. You might need to use two pans.
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Egg Noodles with Ground Beef (the best version)
Ingredients
- 100ml sunflower oil or any vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon gochugaru fine powder or any fine mild chili powder
- 1 tablespoon crushed chillies
- 4 garlic cloves finely minced
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 500g ground beef I used 15% fat content.
- 3 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 150ml water or for extra flavour you could use beef or chicken stock.
- 500g fresh egg noodles
Toppings
- Cucumber sliced
- Cilantro roughly chopped
- Green onions sliced
Instructions
- Place a frying pan on medium heat. Add in your oil followed by the chilli flakes, sesame seeds, chilli powder, and garlic. Mix thoroughly and then add in your ground beef and stir fry for 5 minutes until turned brown.
- Meanwhile, make your sauce by combining soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, and peanut butter. Mix until smooth.
- Pour in your soy sauce mixture followed by 150ml water (or stock). Give everything a good stir and reduce to low. You should have a saucy ground beef spicy situation. Taste and then season with salt and pepper based on your preference. Cook for a further 5 minutes while your noodles cook.
- Cook your egg noodles to packet instructions in salted boiling water.
- Once you've drained your noodles, divide them between four bowls and evenly top with your ground beef sauce. Top with sliced cucumber, chopped cilantro, and green onions. Mix thoroughly and enjoy!
Notes
- The higher the fat % of your ground beef, the juicer and the tastier the beef will be.
- If you're wanting to make a creamier sauce for the beef noodles, I'd recommend adding some light cream or even some milk into the beef pan until it reaches the consistency you'd like.
- Make sure to salt the water when cooking noodles. This adds so much flavour!
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