red-braised-beef-noodles

🥘 Ingredients

• beef 1 kg // cut into bite-sized chunks
• dried red chilies ½ cup // sliced
• water 300 ml
• Sichuan green peppercorns 2 tsp
• vegetable oil 2 tbsp // or sunflower oil
• onion 1 // diced
• boiling water 400 ml
• ginger 1 thumb // sliced
• star anise 3
• cinnamon stick 2
• light soy sauce 2 tbsp
• dark soy sauce 1 tbsp
• doubanjiang red bean paste 1 tbsp
• salt 1 tsp
• fresh ramen noodles 2 nests
• pak choy 6 leaves

1. 1

   Boil the beef for about 10 minutes. Remove the froth with a spoon and take the beef out. Hydrate dried red chilies for 30 mins in water and syphon them out. Add the dried red chilies, Sichuan green peppercorns and vegetable oil and fry for about 2 mins. Then add onion and fry for about 1 min. Add the beef and mix well. Add boiling water , ginger , star anise , cinnamon stick , light soy sauce , dark soy sauce , doubanjiang red bean paste and salt . Re-boil the water, put the heat to low, cover and boil for 2 hours. After 2 hours, boil a new pot and add fresh ramen noodles and pak choy . Cook for about 1-2 minutes (don't overcook). Add the noodles and pak choy on a plate, then cover with beef and sauce. Serve hot.