Every so often I get a serious hankering for Chinese food. Remember those awful months we all had to spend at home during Covid? Most restaurants near us were closed and we were forced to eat at home. So if I wanted Chinese food I had to figure out how to make it myself. It was during this time I dusted off several of my Chinese food cookbooks and started cooking up some really tasty Chinese meals that honestly rivaled what we used to get at our favorite Chinese restaurant. And even better? Making it at home costs only a fraction of what you will pay for take out.
This recipe has become a go to recipe. Not only is it delicious, but it’s extremely economical to make and you can make it in under 30 minutes. What’s not to love about that?
Start by cooking the spaghetti noodles according to the package instructions. Drain them and set aside.
While the noodles are cooking, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking the meat into small crumbles with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Drain off any excess fat.
Add minced garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, for about 1 minute.
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Add soy sauce and beef broth to the skillet, stir to combine.
Add brown sugar, stir to combine.
I have since reduced the amount to just 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Adjust to your liking.
Add hoisin sauce, stir to combine.
Add the red pepper flakes and black pepper. Stir to combine and bring mixture to a simmer. Use less red pepper flakes for a milder dish.
In a small bowl stir together water and cornstarch to make a slurry.
Add the corn starch slurry to the pan with the beef.
Bring to a simmer and continue to cook until the sauce thickens and turns glossy.
Add the cooked spaghetti noodles to the pan.
Toss them with the beef mixture to coat them with the sauce.
Serve immediately garnished with a sprinkle of sliced green onions.
Just a few basic asian ingredients and common staples and you can have a flavorful Chinese meal on the table in under 30 minutes. This is one of my go to meals when I want something yummy for dinner but I don’t have the time or energy for something more time consuming and complicated to make. Be sure to give this easy to make, economical dish a try I think you will love it as much and we do.
Mongolian Ground Beef Noodle Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 4 tsp minced ginger
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 6 tbsp hoisin sauce
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 16 oz spaghetti noodles, cooked and drained
- 1 bunch sliced green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- While noodles are cooking, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking meat into small crumbles with a wooden spatula as it cooks. Drain off excess fat.
- Add minced garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add soy sauce and beef broth to the skillet, stir to combine.
- Add brown sugar, stir to combine.
- Add hoisin sauce, stir to combine.
- Add red pepper flakes and black pepper. Stir to combine and bring mixture to a simmer.
- In a small bowl stir together water and cornstarch to make a slurry.
- Add the corn starch slurry to the pan with the beef and continue to cook until the sauce thickens and turns glossy.
- Add the cooked spaghetti noodles and toss them with the beef mixture to coat them with the sauce.
- Serve immediately garnished with a sprinkle of sliced green onions.
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