Ground Beef Ramen

When you are craving ramen but trying to eat healthy. Toss those high sodium flavour packets and replace them with these tasty seasonings and sauce. Beef for protein and lots of veggies for vitamins, minerals and fiber. 

Ingredients:

3 tbsps vegetable oil, divided

1 small onion, thinly sliced

2 tsps minced ginger

2 tsps minced garlic

1 lb ground beef

black pepper to taste

1 red pepper, thinly sliced

1/4 - 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, very thinly chopped

1 small carrot, julienned

1/2 cup frozen edamame beans

2 packages ramen, noodles only not flavour packet

2 tsps cornstarch

3 tbsps sodium reduced soya sauce

1/3 cup chicken broth

2 tsps sesame oil

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp hoisin sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

white sesame seeds and sliced green onion to garnish

 

Fry beef in a skillet with 2 tbsps vegetable oil, breaking up as it cooks, for 4-5 minutes on medium high heat. Then add onion and scotch bonnet for 2 minutes. Stir in the ginger, garlic and black pepper cooking 1 minute.

Cook ramen as directed on package, drain and toss with 1 tbsp vegetable oil then set aside.

Add red pepper, carrots and edamame to the beef cooking 4-5 minutes, covering for the last 2 minutes.

For the sauce, mix the chicken broth, sesame oil, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, hoisin and oyster sauce together. Whisk the cornstarch and soya sauce together then whisk into the sauce.

Add the sauce and ramen to the beef and veggies, stirring to coat. Cook 1 minute. Then plate and garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

Serves 4

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