Hello everyone! Welcome back~As the weather is becoming increasingly cold, today I'd like to introduce a choice of breakfast which can make you feel warm--Chinese Beef Noodles.
Beef noodle soup possibly is the most favorited Chinese style noodle soup. Â Every noodle restaurant serve their own beef noodle. You can find beef hand pulled noodles in Lanzhou noodle restaurant, a spicy Sichuan style braised beef noodle in a Sichuan restaurant, a much milder Taiwanese braised beef noodle in a Taiwan food restaurant.
2 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds beef chuck roast (or short ribs)
2 green onions
10 cloves garlic , smashed
2 pieces ginger , minced
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn
3 tablespoons doubanjiang spicy fermented bean paste
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup Japanese sake
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons brown sugar (or white sugar)
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
2 potatoes (or 1 daikon radish, or a few carrots) (Optional)
4 servings noodles
4 servings Asian beef stock (or store bought beef stock)
Green salad leaves or blanched bok choy to garnish (Optional)
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1. Blanch the beef: In a pot, blanch beef cubes in boiling water to remove any impurities. Drain, then put the beef back into the pot.
2. Season the soup: Heat up oil in a wok (or a deep frying pan) over medium heat. Stir in garlic, Sichuan chilli bean paste and chilli powder (if using). Cook until fragrant (do not burn them). Pour in water. Cover and leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Simmer the beef: Through a sieve, pour the soup into the beef pot. Add ginger, spring onion and all the other spices (see note 3). Bring the soup to a boil then simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours. When cooked, discard the ginger, spring onion and spices.
4. Cook the noodles: Cook the noodles in a clean pot with plenty of water. At the end of the process, quickly blanch spinach (or pak choi) in the same pot. Drain and rinse under cold water for a few seconds.
5. Assemble the bowl: Place the noodles and spinach in serving bowls. Pour in the broth then place the beef on top. Sprinkle coriander to garnish. Serve warm!
A video for cooking beef noodles
Hope you like this meal and try it by yourself~ You can leave a message below to chat with me! See you next week~