Ground Pork Ramen

4.80 from 5 votes

If ordering out is not an option. No problem. With this easy ground pork ramen recipe, you can satisfy your pork and noodles craving without picking up the phone.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: ground pork ramen

Servings:

Calories: 382kcal

Author: Erich Boenzli

Ingredients

Three 3 ounce packs of ramen (discard seasoning packet)
½ cup reserved pasta water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound ground pork
4 stalks celery, chopped (or any other firm vegetable you like)
2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
Hot sauce or chili paste to taste
1 cup chopped cilantro
Lime wedges
Egg (optional)

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Instructions

While you’re chopping your veggies and collecting the other ingredients, cook ramen noodles (without using the seasoning packet). Before you drain them, scoop out about half a cup of the water and set aside. This liquid will become part of the sauce.
Three 3 ounce packs of ramen (discard seasoning packet), ½ cup reserved pasta water
Drain the noodles and rinse in cold water, so they’ll stop cooking. Cooked ramen should be springy but not spongy.
Heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil over high heat in a sauté pan and brown the ground pork. Use a wooden spoon to break apart any clumps. Do not season the meat with salt and pepper.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 pound ground pork
Cook the pork until it’s browned or even let it cook until it’s crisp, your preference.
After about 8 minutes, the pork should have nicely browned and can be removed from the pan.
Add another tablespoon of vegetable oil to the same pan and sauté the celery and/or any other vegetable you’re using for about two minutes.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 4 stalks celery, chopped (or any other firm vegetable you like)
Add garlic for another 30 seconds.
2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
Add reserved pasta water to the pan and stir in three tablespoons of oyster and soy sauce each.
½ cup reserved pasta water, 3 tablespoons oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons soy sauce
Use a wooden spoon to scrape off the burnt pork bits (the best stuff) from the bottom of the pan.
Add the pork back into the pan and then add the noodles.
Finally, add some heat like hot sauce, chili paste, sriracha, hot pepper flakes, etc, and mix everything well.
Hot sauce or chili paste to taste
Sprinkle with some chopped cilantro, garnish with lime wedges, and serve. I love to squeeze some lime juice over everything. It gives the dish a light, refreshing touch that mingles nicely with the spiciness and the umami flavor provided by the oyster and soy sauces.
1 cup chopped cilantro, Lime wedges, Egg (optional)

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