Next time you're looking for a simple but flavorful one-pan dish for tailgating or basecamp, look no further than this quick-to-make but hearty noodle dish. There are only a couple of ingredients that need to be chopped before cooking, making these Szechuan noodles simple to prepare. But if you want to put a rush order on mealtime, ditch whole vegetables in favor of pre-chopped, pre-packaged food. 

This recipe uses ground bear—it works equally well with any ground game meat—and pre-cooked udon noodles, which can be found in the refrigerated section of most grocery stores. As for the rest of this stir-fry, almost any vegetables will work. We used a stir-fry mix that had just about everything we wanted. 

The bear used in this recipe came from a spring hunt on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. On this particular hunt, we observed bears feeding on everything from grasses to carcasses and even mussels off rocks. Due to their extremely varied diet, bears can vary greatly in flavor. And since bears are opportunistic scavengers, it must be assumed that their meat contains roundworms, making it important to cook it to a minimum of 160 to prevent trichinosis. 

Ingredients:


 

  • 12 oz Ground game
  • 2 Packs Pre-cooked udon noodles
  • 1 Cup Pre-made vegetable stir-fry mix
  • ½ Red pepper, ¼” sliced
  • 12 Snap peas
  • 2 Tbsp Ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 Cloves Garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 Jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • 2 Green onions, sliced
  • 12 Fl oz Thick teriyaki sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Oil

Step-By-Step Instructions:


 

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat until almost smoking.
  2. Add the ground meat and brown, approximately 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Mix the stir-fry vegetables, sliced pepper, and snap peas to the pan and sauté for 1 minute.
  5. Combine the teriyaki sauce, noodles, and ¼ cup water to the pan and cook until the sauce is glazing the noodles.
  6. Plate the noodles and garnish the top with the sliced jalapeño and green onion.