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Ming’s is the frozen meal line from Chef Ming Tsai, distributed by Nestlé. I first saw these on Instagram and have tried a couple of the air-fry products from the line, but this Spicy Beef Ramen was my first frozen ramen from them. I paid $6.99 for the tray, which is a premium price for a single-serve frozen meal.`

Produced in the United States.

The front of the Ming's Spicy Beef Ramen frozen box on a white surface, showing a teal and white carton with the red Mings logo, a "created by Chef Ming Tsai" seal, a bowl of spicy beef ramen on the cover with steak, bok choy, scallions, and sesame seeds in red broth, and icons calling out 350 calories, 19g protein, and the spicy label. Net Wt. 8 oz (226g).

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What’s in the Package

Inside the box you’ll find a single-serve plastic tray sealed with film, packed frozen with ramen noodles, diced roasted rib beef, bok choy, white onion pieces, green onions, and sesame seeds already in the spicy beef broth base.

The frozen Ming's Spicy Beef Ramen tray, showing the plastic tray sealed with clear film and packed with frozen wheat ramen noodles, dark seared beef cubes, white onion pieces, and green onion flecks before cooking.

How to Cook Ming’s Spicy Beef Ramen Frozen

  1. Open the film halfway and add 3/4 cup of room temperature water to the tray.
  2. Replace the film and microwave on high for 3 minutes.
  3. Lift the film, stir, replace, and microwave for another minute. Remove carefully, uncover, and stir.
A close-up of the cooked Ming's Spicy Beef Ramen in its tray, showing thick pasta-like wheat noodles in a red-orange spicy beef broth with visible cubes of seared beef, bok choy, green onions, and flecks of chili.

How Does It Taste

The broth is where I got stuck. It’s one-note, beef bouillon with a tomato-soup backbone over a base of celery, carrot, and onion. James called out the mirepoix vegetables right away. The label lists miso, chile flakes, and mushroom juice powder, but none of them push through in the finished bowl, so nothing pulls it together into something layered.

The beef is the real upside. The diced rib steak pieces are properly good. They hold their texture in the microwave, they taste like real roasted beef, and they’re the part of the tray I kept coming back to. If you’re buying this for the protein, you’ll get what you’re paying for.

The noodles are a different format from what the “ramen” label suggests. They’re thick, flat, and pasta-like, closer to fettuccine than a wavy wheat ramen. They hold up fine in the microwave, but they don’t feel like ramen. The celery pieces come out soft, more overcooked and reconstituted than fresh. James put the spice at about 1.5 out of 5, gentle enough that it won’t register for most people.

A small glass ramekin of the Ming's Spicy Beef Ramen broth on a white surface, showing a red-orange oily liquid with visible flecks of green onion and chili.

How Does It Compare

For an instant spicy beef with real Korean heat, Nongshim Shin Ramyun Red Fiery Spicy Beef is cheaper and spicier. If you want a frozen single-serve meal with real beef, Ming’s does that one job.

How to Level Up Ming’s Spicy Beef Ramen Frozen

This one needs some fresh flavor stirred in. A teaspoon of fish sauce stirred in after microwaving adds the umami depth the broth is missing. Thin-sliced green onions on top.

The “spicy” label is soft, so a dash of Tabasco or a spoonful of chili crisp wakes it up.

A close-up noodle pull from the Ming's Spicy Beef Ramen tray, showing thick flat pasta-like wheat noodles being lifted from the red broth with wooden chopsticks, with a piece of seared beef clinging to the strands and steam rising.

Final Verdict

Ming’s Spicy Beef Ramen is a frozen tray that leans on its real beef pieces to carry the bowl. The broth is one-note and tastes more American-Asian fusion than ramen, the noodles don’t match the “ramen” label, and at $6.99 it’s a premium price for a single-serve microwave meal. The beef is good and the convenience is there. As a quick lunch with fish sauce, green onions, and chili crisp added, it works. Straight from the microwave as-is, James and I probably wouldn’t grab it again.

Tasting Notes

  • Spice Level: 1.5/5
  • Broth Viscosity: 2/5
  • Noodle Thickness: 3/5
  • Noodle Type: Thick Flat Semolina Wheat
  • Topping Suggestions: Fish Sauce, Chinese Green Onions, Chili Crisp, Tabasco

How do I rate my ramen? Check out the Ramen Rating Guide.

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