If you like quick, easy, and satisfying meals, you’re in for a treat with this dry ramen with beef recipe. Not only is it simple to make, but it’s also packed full of delicious flavors.
What are Dry Ramen Noodles?
If you’re unfamiliar with dry ramen noodles, they are served without soup. This dry ramen dish (one of my daughter’s recipes) features ramen noodles in homemade chili oil with stir-fried beef and green beans, making for a satisfying and complete one-dish meal.
Ingredients for Dry Ramen with Beef
This dish uses a handful of ingredients.
- Fresh or Dried Ramen Noodle: Use fresh or packaged dried noodles without the seasoning packet. This recipe uses 5 packages and makes 4 servings.
- Chili Oil: Homemade chili oil seasons the noodles; the amount used can be adjusted for each serving.
- Beef: Use flank steak, blade steak, sirloin, filet mignon, or your favorite cut. Slice it into thin strips before cooking.
- Soy Sauce: Use regular soy or low-sodium sauce as a marinade for the beef. It will help tenderize it and impart flavor.
- Green Beans: Fresh green beans are cut into small pieces, blistered, and stir-fried in a hot skillet or wok.
Use Other Vegetables for this Dish
You can substitute other vegetables for the green beans in this dish, or add additional vegetables. For example, this dish is delicious with asparagus tips.
Steps to Making Dry Ramen with Beef
Follow these steps to make this recipe.
This dry ramen with beef dish is perfect for a busy weeknight when you want something delicious and hassle-free. Itโs a twist on traditional ramen that you can easily customize with your favorite vegetables or spices.
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Dry Ramen with Beef
Ramen noodles in chili oil with marinated beef and stir-fried green beans.
Ingredients
Beef
- 24 ounces beef
- ยฝ cup soy sauce (low sodium recommended)
Chili Oil
- 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
- 1 ยฝ teaspoons kosher salt (use about half this amount if using granulated salt)
- ยฝ cup high-heat oil such as canola
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste (substitute minced or about one inch of fresh ginger finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Noodles and Vegetables
- 12 ounces fresh green beans
- 5 packages ramen noodles, seasoning packets discarded (can use fresh noodles)
- 2 scallions
Instructions
Beef
- Slice the beef into strips. Place in a bowl or resealable bag and add the soy sauce. Stir to coat all the pieces. Add extra soy sauce if needed. Marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. Store in the refrigerator and stir occasionally.
Chili Oil
- Prepare the chili oil by placing the red pepper flakes and salt into a heatproof bowl. Add the canola oil, garlic, and ginger to a small pan and heat until hot and starting to bubble. Carefully pour the hot oil over the pepper flakes. Then, add the sesame oil and stir to mix. Set aside.
Noodles and Vegetables
- Wash, string, and trim the green beans. Then, cut them into 2-inch pieces. Dry them with paper towels and set aside.
- Boil the water for the ramen noodles. Add the noodles to a rolling boil, discarding the seasoning packets. Do not break the noodles. Submerge any floating noodles to wet them. Then, boil for 3 minutes.
- Drain the noodles and add them back to the pan. Add spoonfuls of chili oil and red pepper flakes and toss the noodles to coat them. Do not add all of the chili oil, just enough to coat them. Cover the pan with a lid to keep warm while cooking the other parts of the dish.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of canola oil to a wok or large skillet. Heat until hot. Add the green beans and stir-fry until crisp-tender, blistered, and starting to char. When done, move to a platter.
- Add a tablespoon of canola to the same wok and heat to hot. Add the beef and cook until brown. Do not crowd the pan. Cook the meat in two batches if needed.
- Divide the noodles, beef, and green beans between 4 bowls. Add extra chili oil and pepper flakes as desired. Garnish with chopped green onions (optional).
Notes
Soy Sauce
Coat the beef with soy sauce but don’t add so much that it is swimming in it. This dish should have a background flavor of soy sauce. Low sodium is recommended for this recipe to prevent the beef from becoming too salty.Kosher Salt
This recipe uses kosher instead of granulated or common table salt. If using table salt, substitute 3/4 teaspoon because it has smaller grains and packs more densely into a measuring spoon, which can add too much salt to the chili oil. A good kosher salt to use is Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt.Chili Oil
Add as much or as little chili oil as you prefer for individual servings.Vegetables
Add other vegetables to this dish or substitute your favorites for the green beans.Calories
The calories for each serving will depend on how much chili oil is added. Calories shown for this dish are calculated by dividing all the chili oil between 4 servings.Nutrition
Calories: 1213kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 46gFat: 80gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 40gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 4842mgPotassium: 991mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1846IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 119mgIron: 10mg
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