Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Name: Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams boneless beef shank or chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 Tbsp Sichuan chili bean sauce (doubanjiang); 6 large slices fresh ginger root; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 118 milliliters light soy sauce; 3 Tbsps vegetable, canola, or peanut oil; 1 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns; 1 large plum tomato, roughly chopped; 2 smalls red chilies, such as Thai chilies, roughly chopped; 237 milliliters Chinese rice wine; 59 milliliters dark soy sauce; 1 small Fresh spinach leaves, baby bok choy, broccolini, or other greens, as desired; 2 whole star anise cloves; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 liters water; 907 grams Asian wheat flour noodles (any width you like)

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 914 calories, 41g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up plum tomato, rice wine, water, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering.

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Vegetable Oil

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Add the beef and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Stir and cook until well browned all over, about 10 minutes total.

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Beef

Transfer beef to a large bowl and repeat with 1 more tablespoon oil and remaining beef.

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Beef

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Add remaining tablespoon of oil to the same pan and heat until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the sliced ginger, garlic cloves, and chilies. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Add the chopped tomato and stir stir for another minute.

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Tomato

Add the sugar and stir until dissolved, about 30 seconds.

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Sugar

Add the chili bean sauce, and stir until the mixture just begins to bubble.

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Sauce

Return the beef to the pot. Stir to warm up and coat the meat with the spices.

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Spices

Beef

Meat

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Add the rice wine and cook for 1 minute, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot.

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Rice Wine

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Add the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and the water. Bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook until beef is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

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Dark Soy Sauce

Peppercorns

Star Anise

Water

Beef

Using tongs, carefully remove the beef cubes from the stew and set aside in a bowl. Carefully strain the soup over a colander or mesh strainer to catch the ginger, peppercorns, and other stray solids. Retain any solids or small beef pieces from the strained mixture that you may want to keep, and return to the soup. Return the beef to the soup and add greens to wilt if desired.

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Greens

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Cook the noodles according to the directions on their package. Strain noodles, and divide into serving bowls. Ladle the warm soup and beef chunks into each bowl and serve immediately.

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