Ingredients

  • 3 (3-oz packs) ramen (discard seasoning packet)
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped (or any other firm vegetable you like)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 Tbsp)
  • 3 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce
  • Hot sauce or chili paste to taste
  • 1 c chopped cilantro
  • Lime wedges

Ready In 20 Minutes

Servings: 4

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

  • 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. 
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Step 2

  • Drain the noodles and rinse in cold water, so they’ll stop cooking. Cooked ramen should be springy but not spongy. 
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Step 3

  • 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. 
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Step 4

  • Cook the pork until it’s browned or even let it cook until it’s crisp, your preference. 
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Step 5

  • After about 8 minutes, the pork should have nicely browned and can be removed from the pan. 
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  • Length: 8 minutes

Step 6

  • 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.
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  • Length: 2 minutes

Step 7

  • Add garlic for another 30 seconds. 
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Step 8

  • Add reserved pasta water to the pan and stir in three tablespoons of oyster and soy sauce each. 
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Step 9

  • Use a wooden spoon to scrape off the burnt pork bits (the best stuff) from the bottom of the pan. 
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Step 10

  • Add the pork back into the pan and then add the noodles.
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Step 11

  • Finally, add some heat like hot sauce, chili paste, sriracha, hot pepper flakes, etc, and mix everything well. 
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Step 12

  • 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. 
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