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Miso ginger honey noodles with pork, mushrooms and vegetables

It's an instant ramen hack. The powdered seasoning from the pack of noodles flavors the meat and vegetables while the noodles come alive with homemade miso ginger honey sauce.
Miso ginger honey noodles with pork, mushrooms and vegetables
Asian noodle+ Pork+ Vegetable / fruit recipe

Cook’s notes

What variant of instant ramen is best? Chicken, beef, pork…? Japanese or Korean brand? Any. Even instant noodles meant for stir frying will work. Just note that the final flavor of the dish will depend in part on the packet of powdered seasoning that came with your noodles.
The ground pork does not have to be pork. It can be ground beef, chicken, turkey or duck. If you prefer a meatless dish, ditch the meat but double the amount of mushrooms. You may even use a combination of mushrooms.
Feel free to use other vegetables if carrot and green beans aren’t among your favorites. Any vegetable that can withstand the intense heat of stir frying will be good.

Miso ginger honey noodles with pork, mushrooms and vegetables

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Asian
Label: Stir fried noodles
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Ingredients

  • 1 pack instant ramen
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 150 grams ground pork with at least 20% fat (about ⅓ pound)
  • 1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup shimeji root ends discarded
  • ⅓ cup julienned carrot
  • ⅓ cup thinly sliced green beans

Miso ginger honey sauce

  • 1 heaping teaspoon white miso
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey
  • ½ teaspoon grated ginger

Instructions

  • Boil water in a pot and drop in the noodles. Cook until softened but still very firm (a bit undercooked is ideal).
  • Drain the noodles (reserve a quarter cup of the cooking water), drop in a bowl of iced water, rest for a minute and drain well. Set aside.
  • Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan.
  • Over high heat, spread the ground pork in the hot oil. Leave for the undersides to brown a little then stir and cook until no longer pink.
    Browning pork and sauteeing with onion
  • Add the onion and cook, tossing often, until the onion slices go limp.
  • Toss in the shimeji and continue stir frying for a minute.
    Adding mushrooms and vegetables to pork in wok
  • Add the carrot, green beans and instant noodle powdered seasoning. Stir fry until the vegetables are cooked through but still crisp.
  • Stir together the miso, honey and ginger with the reserved cooking water from the noodles.
    Miso ginger honey sauce
  • Dump the noodles over the pork, mushrooms and vegetables.
    Pouring miso ginger honey sauce over noodles
  • Pour the sauce over the noodles.
  • Stir fry for another half a minute.
    Miso ginger honey noodles with pork, mushrooms and vegetables
  • Serve immediately.
    Miso ginger honey noodles with pork, mushrooms and vegetables
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Meaty with a dash of veggies