Spice up your night with a warm bowl of Spicy Potsticker Noodles. Soy, sesame, ginger & garlic make these a knock-out bowl of deliciousness!
I know it's January and I'm supposed to be focused on wellness and clean eating, but the thing is, It's still cold here in the midwest. Salads (as much as I love a good salad) aren't going to cut it right now. What I need is comfort food. That means noodles and potstickers form our local take-out spot, but instead of ordering out, I decided to come up with a combo: Noodles that mimic all the savory, spicy flavors of potstickers.
I mean, how could you resist this:
- Noodles. (Duh.)
- Delicious, crispy, browned ground pork.
- Crisp, crunchy baby bok choy.
- Spicy, garlicky Soy-Sesame Sauce.
That's like a warm little hug while you wait for spring, right?
So, if you're still committed to your new-year-new-you-clean-eating-let-me-at-that-treadmill resolution, have at it.
Me? I'll be on the couch, tucked under a blanket, with my hands wrapped around a bowl of these delicious potsticker noodles while you figure out that treadmill. Maybe I'll meet you at the gym in February. 😉
Special Ingredients for Spicy Potsticker Noodles
I have had trouble finding my favorite noodle for these noodles, udon, so I use soba (buckwheat) noodles, but the rest of the ingredients for these noodles should be available in your local grocery store. Noodles: I've made this recipe with three different types of noodles.
Ginger: If you prefer to use ground ginger, use about 1 teaspoon and mix it in with the sauce ingredients.
What noodles can I use?
My preferred noodle is Udon, but you could also use:
- Buckwheat
- Somen
- Ramen (without the seasoning packet)
- Chinese egg noodles
- Spaghetti
Which ever noodle you use, cook until not-quite-done per the package instructions. You'll finish these in the sauce and you don't want them to overcook. You want them to have that great potsticker chew to them.
Potsticker Noodles
Noodles with all that fantastic potsticker flavor without all the work (or, at least, less work) than making them yourself.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 6 oz. Udon noodles (see notes)
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1-2 tablespoons chili-garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 pound ground pork (or beef/turkey)
- 1-½ pound baby bok choy, leaves sliced ¼" thick and roots quartered and cut into ¼" pieces
- 4-5 scallions, whites thinly sliced & greens cut on the bias and reserved for serving
- 1 medium red bell pepper, julienned in ⅛" strips
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger (see notes)
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package directions, rinse in cold water, lightly coat with oil, and set aside.
- Mix together soy sauce, sesame oil, chili-garlic paste, & cornstarch; set aside.
- Heat large saute pan over medium high heat.
- Add pork to pan and cook, season with salt and pepper and break into small pieces using a spoon or spatula. Let the meat cook until the fat begins to crackle, about 10-12 minutes; it should be very brown, almost crispy.
- Add bok choy root and scallion whites to the pan and stir into the meat. Let cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add red pepper and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Clear a space in the center of the pan and add the garlic and ginger; let them sit for about 30 seconds, until fragrant, then add the bok choy leaves and stir everything together.
- Once the bok choy leaves have wilted slightly, add the cooked noodles and the sauce, mix so everything is coated and cook until the sauce thickens; 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve with scallion greens and additional soy sauce and chili-garlic paste.
Britt Crowe says
ok my dear--it's on the grocery list! making them this weekend-yum!
Kate says
Hooray and thank you! Please share your feedback, most importantly if anything didn't quite work or was confusing!
Britt Crowe says
Loved it-real easy. Sauce was superb! I used pork sausage-it was extra salty! 🙂
Kate says
Yes! So glad to hear it was a success!
Mmm... extra salty. Which is good until you wake up in the middle of the night feeling like a raisin. 😉