High Protein
High protein creamy sesame noodle bowls + spicy beef & herby cucumbers
High protein creamy sesame noodle bowls + spicy beef & herby cucumbers — 1 hr 17 min, 16 ingredients, adapted from Mason Woodruff.
Recipe adapted from Mason Woodruff · View original
Total
1 hr 17 min
Serves
4
Calories
500 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 mini Persian cucumbers
- 2 green onions
- handfuls cilantro
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon gochujang
- 1 tablespoon Korean chile flakes
- 3 packs Trader Joe’s knife cut noodles
- sauce packets noodle sauce packets
- 3 tablespoons tahini
- 0.5 cup noodle cooking water
- as needed toasted sesame seeds
- as needed TJ crunchy chili onion
Instructions
- Thinly slice 2 mini Persian cucumbers into matchsticks.
- Thinly slice the green parts of 2 green onions.
- Chop a couple handfuls of cilantro.
- In a bowl, toss the sliced cucumbers, green parts of green onions, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt. Set aside.
- Brown and fully cook 1 pound of extra lean ground beef.
- Add 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, 1 tablespoon of gochujang, 1 tablespoon of Korean chile flakes, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, and the white parts of the green onion to the cooked beef.
- Cook 3 packs of Trader Joe’s knife cut noodles according to package directions.
- Drain the noodles, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Toss the cooked noodles with their sauce packets, 3 tablespoons of tahini, and about 1/2 cup of the reserved noodle cooking water.
- Mix the prepared noodles, spicy beef, and herby cucumbers together.
- Serve, optionally topping with toasted sesame seeds and TJ crunchy chili onion.
