Korean Turkey Fried Noodles (Printable)

Quick turkey and vegetable noodle stir-fry with sweet-spicy Korean flavors. Ready in 35 minutes.

# What you'll need:

→ Noodles

01 - 10 oz fresh or dried wheat noodles such as udon or ramen

→ Sauce

02 - 3 tablespoons soy sauce
03 - 2 tablespoons gochujang Korean chili paste
04 - 1 tablespoon brown sugar
05 - 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
06 - 1 tablespoon sesame oil

→ Turkey and Vegetables

07 - 14 oz ground turkey
08 - 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
09 - 3 garlic cloves minced
10 - 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
11 - 1 medium yellow onion thinly sliced
12 - 1 medium carrot julienned
13 - 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
14 - 3.5 oz shiitake mushrooms sliced
15 - 2 spring onions sliced

→ Garnish

16 - 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
17 - 2 spring onions finely sliced

# Method:

01 - Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain thoroughly and rinse with cold water to prevent sticking. Set aside.
02 - In a small mixing bowl, whisk together soy sauce, gochujang, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil until fully combined and smooth.
03 - Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until browned and cooked through approximately 5 minutes. Transfer to a clean bowl and set aside.
04 - Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Sauté minced garlic and ginger for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add sliced onion, julienned carrot, bell pepper strips, and mushroom slices. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes until vegetables are tender-crisp.
05 - Return cooked turkey to the pan. Add cooked noodles and prepared sauce. Toss everything together over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes until thoroughly combined and heated through. Stir in sliced spring onions.
06 - Divide noodles among serving bowls. Garnish each portion with toasted sesame seeds and fresh spring onion slices.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It comes together faster than most takeout menus, which means weeknight dinners that actually taste like you tried.
  • Ground turkey soaks up all that sweet-spicy sauce while the vegetables stay crisp, giving you texture in every bite.
  • The gochujang is the secret ingredient that makes this feel way more sophisticated than it actually is.
02 -
  • Don't overcrowd your pan when cooking the turkey, because moisture builds up and it steams instead of browning, which kills half the flavor you're going for.
  • The sauce tastes a bit intense straight from the bowl, but it mellows and distributes beautifully once it coats all the noodles and vegetables, so trust the process.
03 -
  • If you like heat, don't just add gochujang, slice a fresh chili or sprinkle some chili flakes right before serving so you can control exactly how spicy things get.
  • Toast your sesame seeds in a dry pan for a minute right before plating, because warm seeds taste infinitely better than cold ones.
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