With simple ingredients like stir fry veggies, Ramen noodles and an easy to make stir fry sauce, Ginger Pork Stir Fry with Ramen is fast and filling. A delicious family weeknight meal!
Having a busy family on the go can be so hard! Meals that can be prepped ahead of time and then quickly thrown together are great for those nights when everyone is on the move. This is one of those.
The great thing about this recipe is that you can save a lot of time by using prepackaged stir fry veggies, cutting thick pork chops into bite sized pieces, and making the stir fry sauce ahead of time.
This meal can be served over rice if you prefer but those super affordable ramen noodles are a great base and take literally three minutes to cook. Weeknight perfection!
What You’ll Need to Make This Simple Weeknight Meal
Simple Stir Fry Sauce
- chicken broth
- cornstarch
- salt
- soy sauce
- sugar
Pork Stir Fry
- olive oil
- pork
- fresh ginger
- fresh garlic
- stir fry vegetables
- baby corn
- water chestnuts
- ramen noodles
- green onions
- medium lime
How to Make Ginger Pork Stir Fry with Ramen
An easy and satisfying meal is always a great thing for a busy weeknight. A little bit of meal prep beforehand and this meal can be on the table in less than 30 minutes.
We serve this over Ramen noodles because they are super fast and easy but you can serve over any type of noodles or rice. The ready rice bags that are available in the grocery store are great for this meal!
In a small bowl, make stir fry sauce by combining chicken broth, cornstarch, salt, soy sauce and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat and add bite sized pork pieces. Generously season with salt and pepper.
Pork chops are often on sale at the grocery store and that’s our usually our choice for this recipe. but you could use a small pork roast or tenderloin – whatever works!
Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until pork is cooked through and lightly browned. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add grated ginger and minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the stir fry veggies. Cook 2-3 minutes.
Next, stir in the baby corn and water chestnuts.
Discard the Ramen noodle flavor packets and cook the noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
Stir the stir fry sauce then pour into the skillet. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens slightly and veggies are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
Stir cooked pork into the skillet and allow to warm through.
Remove from heat and stir in chopped green onions and lime juice.
Divide noodles between four dishes and top with the Ginger Pork Stir Fry mixture.
Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Ginger Pork Stir Fry with Ramen
Ingredients
Simple Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
Pork Stir Fry
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 1 1/2 pounds pork, cut into bite sized pieces about 3 cups
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger grated
- 2 tbsp minced garlic about 6 cloves
- 4-6 cups stir fry veggies
- 1 can baby corn, drained 15 ounce
- 1 can water chestnuts, drained 8 ounce
- 2 packages ramen noodle soup flavor packets removed
- 1 bunch green onions chopped
- 1 medium lime juiced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, make stir fry sauce by combining chicken broth, cornstarch, salt, soy sauce and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat and add bite sized pork pieces. Generously season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until pork is cooked through and lightly browned. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add grated ginger and minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the stir fry veggies. Cook 2-3 minutes and then stir in the baby corn and water chestnuts.
- Discard the Ramen noodle flavor packets and cook the noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Stir the stir fry sauce then pour into the skillet. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens slightly and veggies are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
- Stir cooked pork into the skillet and allow to warm through. Remove from heat and stir in chopped green onions and lime juice.
- Divide noodles between four dishes and top with the Ginger Pork Stir Fry mixture. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Catherine says
This looks amazing. Adding it to my interesting recipes on Pinterest.
The Bandit says
It’s crazy easy! I hope you try it! 🙂