GROUND BEEF MONGOLIAN NOODLES

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Easy to make Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles is sweet, spicy, and perfect for busy weeknights! You can make these mongolian beef noodles in 30 minutes or less and it tastes even better than the restaurant version.

 Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles

GROUND BEEF MONGOLIAN NOODLES

There is no food group that I love more than pasta! Recently, I’ve been enjoying Asian flavors and wanted to create an easy beef noodle recipe and came up with these mongolian beef noodles. This recipe can be made so quickly, it has become a staple on our weeknight table.

 Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles

Mongolian beef noodles

I modeled my recipe after PF Chang’s Mongolian Beef with a sweet soy glaze, garlic, and green onions. However, instead of flank steak, I used lean ground beef. This is the perfect dish to satisfy all your quick fix Asian/Chinese food cravings and it’ll make your house smell amazing while cooking!

If you notice, there’s no salt in the beef and sauce mixture. Hoisin sauce tends to be salty and I haven’t found a low-sodium version of it yet. That’s also the reason I recommend using low-sodium soy sauce for this recipe.

 Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles

mongolian ground beef noodles

  1. For the ground beef – I used 90% lean ground beef, you can also use ground turkey, pork, or chicken.
  2. For the minced garlic – I recommend fresh garlic or jarred minced garlic in water instead of dried granulated garlic or dried garlic powder. Fresh has much more flavor than dried.
  3. For the ginger– If there’s one ingredient that you simply must use fresh it’s ginger. Dried ginger tastes nothing like fresh ginger. Ginger is a root and it adds so much flavor to recipes. A little ginger goes a long way! It’s in the produce section of your grocery store. It’s inexpensive and you’ll just need a very small knob. As well, it’ll last 3 to 4 weeks on the countertop.
  4. For the soy sauce – I highly recommend you use low-sodium soy sauce
  5. For the hoisin sauce – Hoisin is an Asian barbecue sauce and can be found on the International food section at your grocery store. There’s really no substitute for hoisin.
  6. Red Pepper. A reader recommended Assi brand red pepper which is an authentic Asian brand. If you want to try it, you can purchase it here.

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Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles

Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles

Easy to make Ground Beef Mongolian Noodles is sweet, spicy, and perfect for busy weeknights! You can make this in 30 minutes or less and it tastes even better than the restaurant version.
Author: Paula
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 4 teaspoons ginger minced
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup brown sugar can reduce to 1/3 or 1/4 cup
  • ½ cup beef broth
  • ½ cup soy sauce low sodium
  • 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce if you can find low-sodium, I recommend it.
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 10 ounces noodles linguine, fettuccine, or spaghetti
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 4 medium green onions sliced

Instructions

  • In a large skillet with high sides brown the ground beef on the stovetop. Add the ginger and garlic the last 2 minutes of browning the ground beef. Break up the meat as it cooks.
  • While the ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta according to the package instructions. (I recommend you do not salt the water.) Drain.
  • Drain the ground beef and return it to the skillet along with the soy sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, pepper, and hoisin sauce. Stir to combine.
  • Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and add it to the ground beef mixture. Stir and bring the mixture to a low boil. After the sauce has thickened slightly add the drained noodles to the beef mixture. Stir to combine.
  • Allow the noodles to sit in the sauce a few minutes to absorb flavor. Serve hot with a garnish of sliced green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1107mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg
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143 Comments

  1. Love this recipe! I’ve made it with steak and pork, with and without the hoisin sauce, and I actually prefer it better without the hoisin sauce.

    1. 5 stars
      My older son is quitting smoking and got two plates. I’m saying it was so delicious my sons wanted more. I have a couple of things I will be adding. Water chestnuts, mushrooms, and some viladia onions chopped. Gotta add more to the recipe because if I don’t I won’t get any!!

  2. 5 stars
    This Ground Beef Mongolian noodle is absolutely flavorful and delicious! Glad I already got my needed authentic Asian ingredients bought at Karman Foods earlier just before I saw this recipe. I’m so happy how it turned out.

  3. 5 stars
    My husband made a similar version and served it over rice, instead of noodles, and then I found this recipe and we love it even more than the rice version. The second time making it, though, I added chopped up mushrooms and shredded carrots. It’s so tasty that it’s hard to just eat one serving, oops!

  4. 5 stars
    I made this just as written except I made a pound of angel hair pasta and served the meat mixture on top of it instead pf mixed through. It was DELICIOUS! Cut the red pepper in half or better if you don’t like heat.

    I think the meat and sauce mixture would also be awesome on a bun, like a sloppy joe, maybe even a sweet roll/bun of some sort. Or on tortilla chips to change up traditional nachos.

  5. 5 stars
    Sweet then spicy, delicious! I added toasted sesame oil to the pasta and sesame seeds to the beef mix. Adds another flavor layer to an already yummy dish!

  6. 5 stars
    My husband and I really enjoyed this. It was nice to have something new to do with ground beef. I used 2t of ginger and 2T of brown sugar and thought the sweetness turned out perfect. It was a too salty for us though (and I LOVE salt). So next time I think I will try the reduced sodium soy sauce.

  7. 5 stars
    My whole family (school age kid) loved it. Used less red pepper flakes to keep some spice down for the kids but other that followed it exactly. So yummy 😋

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