Description
A quick and easy chicken ramen stir fry that is ready in just 30 minutes, featuring tender chicken, chewy noodles, and crunchy vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1.5 cm strips
- 2 packets (about 180 g) fresh or dried ramen noodles
- 200 g carrots, julienned
- 150 g sugar snap peas or snow peas
- 150 g napa cabbage, thinly sliced
- 60 ml low-sodium soy sauce
- 30 ml rice vinegar
- 30 ml mirin or honey
- 15 g brown sugar
- 15 ml sesame oil
- 10 g cornstarch mixed with 30 ml water
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 25 g fresh ginger, minced
- 30 ml neutral oil (canola or vegetable)
- Kosher salt to taste
- Optional: 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; lime wedges
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken by tossing with soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and kosher salt; let sit for 5–10 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add ramen noodles; cook for 60–90 seconds for fresh or 2–3 minutes for dried noodles, then drain.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin or honey, brown sugar, and water; stir in the cornstarch slurry.
- Heat neutral oil in a wok over high heat until shimmering; sear the chicken for 60–90 seconds, then stir-fry until golden.
- Add remaining oil to the wok; cook carrots for 1–2 minutes, then stir in sugar snap peas and napa cabbage, cooking for another 1–2 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger; stir for 20–30 seconds until fragrant.
- Return the chicken to the wok, add the partially cooked noodles, and pour sauce around the edge; toss for 1–2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Serve immediately topped with scallions, sesame seeds, and lime wedges.
Notes
For best results, avoid overcrowding the pan and consider preparing vegetables and sauce ahead of time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 75mg