gochujang noodles
Spicy, peanutty Korean-inspired gochujang noodles with ground chicken and fresh spinach; a quick 30-minute comfort meal.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2.5 tablespoons gochujang sauce can substitute with gochujang paste for spicier flavor
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter smooth or crunchy preferred
- 2 tablespoons water for thinning sauce
- 1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 pound ground chicken can use pork as alternative
- 0.5 teaspoons salt for seasoning chicken
- black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 2 packets ramen noodles noodles only, no seasoning packets
- 1.5 cups fresh spinach
- 0.25 cups chives or scallions for topping
- 1 tablespoons chili oil for finishing
- 1 tablespoons sesame seeds for finishing
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Whisk together soy sauce, gochujang sauce, tomato paste, peanut butter, water, brown sugar, sesame oil, and minced garlic in a small bowl until a thick sauce forms.
- Cook ground chicken in a large skillet over medium-high heat, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper until fully cooked, about 7-8 minutes.
- Boil the ramen noodles in a pot for 3-4 minutes until softened, then drain and set aside.
- Add fresh spinach, cooked noodles, and the prepared sauce to the skillet with the chicken. Toss everything together over medium-high heat and cook until the spinach wilts, adding extra water or broth incrementally to achieve desired sauce consistency.
- Serve noodles topped with chopped chives or scallions, a drizzle of chili oil, and sprinkled sesame seeds.
Notes
This recipe is quick, delicious, and can easily be adapted to vegetarian by substituting chicken with tofu or extra vegetables.