A comforting and delicious bowl of beef noodle soup perfect for chilly weather. This dish features a rich broth simmered with spices, tender beef, and cooked noodles. The aroma of the herbs and spices creates a warm atmosphere in your home, making it a delightful experience to enjoy.
1: Preheat the oven to 300F and place the rack on the first shelf with rear and top heat.
2: Toast cloves, anise, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, fennel, and peppercorn in a pot over medium-low heat until fragrant. Then, transfer everything into a spice bag with the bay leaves.
3: In a pot, combine the beef and water, and heat over high heat. Once the water comes to a boil, strain and rinse the beef with cold water. Clean the pot and return it to the stove.
4: On medium heat, sauté onion, ginger, whites of the scallion, garlic and oil for 2 minutes. Then, add tomato paste and sauté for another minute. Add shaoxing wine, light soy, dark soy, stock, sugar, and spice bag. Once the stock comes to a simmer, cover it with a lid and braise it for 2 hours.
5: Remove the beef and strain the stock into another pot. Taste the stock for seasoning.
6: Cook the noodles in boiling water according to the manufacturer’s instructions and blanch the bok choy for 1 minute.
7: Place the remaining soy sauce in a soup bowl, add the noodles, and stock and top it with beef, bok choy, scallions and cilantro. Enjoy!
