Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Ingredients

Blanching
* 2 beef shanks
* 2 green onion(quartered)
* 2 inch knobs of ginger(sliced)
* 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
* Water
Soup Base
* 3 tbsp neutral oil
* 1 onion(sliced)
* 2 green onion(quartered)
* 8 cloves garlic(smashed)
* 2 inch knobs of ginger(sliced)
* 3 tbsp spicy broad bean paste(doubanjiang)
* 4 tomatoes(chopped)
* 1 cup Shaoxing wine
* 1/2 cup light soy sauce
* 1/2 cup dark soy sauce
* 2 tbsp rock sugar
* 4 star anise
* 2 black cardamom pods
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 3 cloves
* 2 bay leaves
* 3 dried red chillies
* 1 tbsp fennel seeds
* 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
* 1 tbsp coriander seeds
* 10 cups beef stock
* 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice
* 1/2 tsp white pepper
* Salt to taste
* 1 Apple(halved)
Assembly
* 1 tsp light soy sauce
* 1 tsp black vinegar
* Thin or thick fresh noodles
* Scallions
* Cilantro
* Pickled mustard greens

Instructions

Blanching
1. Add everything to a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil(10-15 minutes).
2. Remove the beef and rinse under cold water.
Soup Base
1. In a large pot or wok sauté aromatics on medium heat until fragrant.
2. Add spicy broad bean paste and cook for a few minutes until all aromatics are coated in paste.
3. Add tomatoes, Shaoxing wine, light and dark soy sauce, and rock sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. In a dry pan, toast all of the spices until fragrant.
5. Add everything to a pot, cover with beef stock, and season with Chinese 5 spice, white pepper, and salt(add a little and taste at the end to adjust).
6. Add the apple for sweetness and simmer on low heat with the lid on for 3 hours or until the beef is tender.
7. Remove the beef and slice into 1/4 inch pieces.
8. Strain the soup and keep warm.
Assembly
1. Boil fresh noodles and bok choy for 2 minutes.
2. Toss noodles in 1 tsp each of light soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar.
3. Add bok choy, beef, and the soup.
4. Garnish with scallions, cilantro and pickled mustard greens.
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