Braised Beef Noodle Soup

This braised beef noodle soup is one of my favorite comfort dishes. I prefer beef short ribs as the marbled meat is tender and not dry. Paired with a light and flavorful broth made from simmered beef bones and vegetables, this soup is rich yet light, and it’s a must-have dish in family gatherings.

Watch step by step recipe video below

Ingredients

 

Braised Beef

• 3-3.5 lbs (1500 g) bone-in beef ribs
• 100g onion
• 2 green onions
• 40g ginger
• 5 garlic cloves
• 15g rock sugar
• 3 tablespoons spicy bean paste
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine
• 1 spice bag
• 500 ml water

1. Slice ginger
2. Chop the onion into small pieces
3. Separate the beef and bones first. The bones are used for the soup base.
4. Cut the beef into small pieces (2-3 cm wide)
5. Put the beef into the hot pan and fry both sides until golden brown.
6. Add rock sugar
7. Add ginger slices, garlic cloves, and onion pieces
8. Add spicy bean paste, wine, and soy sauce
9. Stir-fry and pour into the cast iron pot, add green onion and water (level with the meat) and the spice bag, and cover the pot.
10. After simmering over medium-low heat for 40 to 45 minutes, remove green onions, ginger slices, and spice bag. Remove the stewed beef and place in a large bowl.

 

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Soup Base

• Beef ribs
• 100g apple
• 150g tomatoes
• 100g carrot
• 100g onion
• 5g black peppercorns
• 2000 ml water

 

1. Cut apples, tomatoes, carrots and onions into small pieces.
2. Bring 2000 ml of water to a boil, add beef bones, apples, tomatoes, carrots, onions and black peppercorns. Bring to boil and then simmer over medium-low heat for 40 to 45 minutes.
3. After 40 to 45 minutes, remove all ingredients.

 

 

 

 

 

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Side Dishes (Noodle Soup Garnishes)

• 200g Chinese pickled mustard greens
• 2 green vegetables or other green vegetables
• 2 green onions

 

1. Wash the pickled mustard greens, wring out the water and cut into strips
2. Heat the pan, add 1 tablespoon of oil, add the pickled cabbage and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until there is no water left. Transfer to a plate and set aside
3. Wash the greens and cut them in half. Bring water to boil in a pot, add 1 teaspoon of oil, and place the greens in the pot.  After 30 seconds, remove from the pan and set aside
4. Chop the green onions into chopped green onions and put them in a bowl for later use.

 

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Combine (The Braised Beef Noodle Soup)

1. Add vegetable soup and braised marinade together, add a little salt to make beef noodle soup base.
2. Put the cooked noodles into the soup bowl, add beef, sliced pickled mustard greens, green vegetables, soup base, and sprinkle with chopped green onions.