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Why pay for an overpriced bowl of ramen from your local joint when you can make the BEST Beef Ramen Noodle Soup at home?! This bowl of comfort is flavor packed, easy to make, and always hits the spot.
I want to say that the best way to describe this soup is “flavorful,” but I feel like I’m really under-selling it. I mean, with ingredients like fish sauce, fresh ginger, coconut aminos and so much more, this soup is like a celebration of all your favorite ramen flavors in one bowl. And when you toss some steak into the mix?! Swoon.
When it comes to ramen, I can be a bit of a snob. While I’ve never met a bowl I couldn’t finish, my standards for truly good ramen are pretty high! After all, I feel like I’m part of the generation that grew up eating ramen and now finds themselves at restaurants paying $15 for a bowl of it. Well, not anymore!
This easy to make beef ramen is seriously better than most of the overpriced restaurant bowls I’ve had lately! It’s rich with savory flavors and has all the right components of good ramen – perfectly cooked steak, tender ramen noodles, and just the right amount of veggies. Throw a soft boiled egg on top, and you’ve got yourself a masterpiece!
What You’ll Need
Every one of these ingredients is bold, delicious, and necessary for the BEST beef ramen:
- Olive oil – Avocado oil can also be used if preferred.
- Garlic – Fresh is preferred, but pre-minced will do.
- Ginger – This is an ingredient that lends SO much more flavor when it’s fresh!
- Shiitake mushrooms – Thinly slice these mushrooms for the best consistency.
- Sirloin steak – If you have any leftover steak, this is a delicious way to use it.
- Ramen noodles – Any brand will do! They can be Maruchan – no need to get fancy.
- Beef broth – Low sodium works great if you don’t want your soup to be too salty.
- Soy sauce – Keeping with the less-salty agenda, use low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos.
- Fish sauce – Hoisin works as well.
- Salt and pepper
Optional Garnishes
Here are just a few optional (but highly recommended) toppings:
- Soft boiled eggs
- Green onions
- Lime
How to Make Beef Ramen Noodle Soup
Prepare the steak. Season the steak with salt and pepper before searing it in a little bit of olive oil over medium heat. Set aside.
Cook more ingredients. In the same pot, toss in the garlic and ginger and cook for about 3 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms, coconut aminos, fish sauce, and broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
Make the soft boiled eggs. Boil the eggs for about 4-5 minutes in water for soft boiled eggs. For hard boiled eggs, extend that time to 10 minutes. Then, place the eggs in a bowl filled with ice cold water.
Assemble the ramen! Divide the ramen noodles into 4 bowls. Add 1 cup of broth to each bowl, then top with steak. Peel, halve, and place the eggs accordingly. Sprinkle with your choice of toppings, and enjoy!
Variations to Try
- Add some spice by sprinkling in red pepper flakes or even stirring chili paste into the broth.
- This recipe can also be made with rice or udon noodles.
- Add and take out ingredients as you see fit. For example, if you don’t like mushrooms, take them out and replace them with something like bok choy. Get creative!
Beef Ramen Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) boneless sirloin steak, cut into ¼-inch thick slices
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 5 ounces (142 g) thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 4 tablespoons coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 4 cups (946 ml) beef broth
- Dried or fresh ramen noodles, see notes below
Toppings (optional):
- 4 soft boiled eggs, halved
- ¼ cup (25 g) sliced green onions
- 1 lime, cut in wedges
Instructions
- Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Set aside.1 pound (454 g) boneless sirloin steak, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- In a large pot over medium heat, heat 1 tablespoon of olive and sear the sirloin steak, for 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove from the pot and set aside.2 tablespoons olive oil
- In that same pot, add the rest of the olive oil and saute and garlic and ginger for 3 minutes, until fragrant.2 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- Add the sliced mushrooms, coconut aminos or soy sauce, fish sauce, and broth, and let the broth simmer for 10 minutes over medium-low heat.5 ounces (142 g) thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms, 4 tablespoons coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 4 cups (946 ml) beef broth
- Meanwhile, in a large pot add the eggs and cover them with water. Bring to a boil and let them boil for 4-5 minutes for soft boiled eggs or 10 minutes for hard-boiled. Once the time is up add them to a bowl of ice-cold water. This stops the eggs from cooking further and makes the peel come off easier.4 soft boiled eggs
- When the broth is ready you can assemble the ramen. In 4 bowls divide equally the noodles. Add 1 cup of broth and top with 4 ounces of the cooked steak. Peel and halve your soft-boiled eggs and add one egg to each ramen bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon chopped green onions and 1 lime wedge. enjoy!Dried or fresh ramen noodles, ¼ cup (25 g) sliced green onions, 1 lime
This was a quick and easy recipe that was incredibly delicious. My husband couldn’t stop raving! Thank you for sharing it. One question, can the broth be frozen.
Great Recipe! I used some Pho broth and beef broth – Campbell’s low sodium – it’s what I had in hand…added a bunch of veggies – Bok Choy, spinach, matchstick carrots etc…also a splash of shirracha sauce – delish!.
This is delicious. Made a few changes. I used Undo noodles because this is what I had. I cooked them separately since they are dense, they wouldn’t oook well in just the hot broth. I also added some red pepper flakes when cooking the beef and also added some shrimp. I used a good quality beef bone broth and also added shredded cabbage.
I used 4 packets of the small instant ramen packets and cooked them for 4 mins. Added to the liquid just before serving and it was a perfect ration. If you want some heat, add a half tea spoon of spicy chili crisp.
The ramen was so good!! I recommend that you try it!!!! I made dango with it and it was bomb!! The steak melts in your mouth!!!
the ratio is awful. 1lb of dry noodles for roughly 5 cups of liquid is obviously inadequate to even cook half the noodles. I cut this in half, and the resulting broth looked more like stir fry sauce with the noodles still fairly tough. Cut the noodle amount by 2/3, add another cup of broth and appropriate ratio of other ingredients and it might turn out right. Holy cow.
hi, i apologize this didn’t work out for you. the idea is to divide the dried ramen noodles (like the instant ramen noodles you get in the packets) into 4 bowls and pour hot liquid on top and it’ll cook the noodles. of course, this also depends on how thick your ramen noodles were. if they were thick, then i can see why 5 cups of liquid wouldn’t cook them all the way through and soak up all the liquid. but again, the idea is kind of like instant noodle cups – make the broth, pour on top of noodles.
Yes I had the same problem. No liquid at all left after putting in the noodles. The flavour was great. Everyone still devoured it but it was a totally noodle dish with absolutely no broth at all and for me it had that “starchy” quality of not rinsing noodles. That being said, no one besides myself was dissatisfied in the dinner (they didn’t know it was ever supposed to be a soup consistency) and everything was scraped clean. I will definitely make it again but will precook the noodles and then add them to the broth.
you are wrong Alex !!!!
I think the notes say 1 pound of fresh (not dry) noodles, bought in an Asian store. Like, doughy, fresh noodles in vacuum pack. So if you used a whole pound of dry noodles, it’s going to be at least 1.5–2 pounds of fresh or more, I think. The notes say if you use dry noodles, just use four instant packets.
Absolutely delish, my 8yo picked it, the whole family devoured it.
Easy to make, definitely going to make it again!