Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Additional Time
50 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
677 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Breakfast, Soup
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Cuisine
Chinese
Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup
Description
Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup is prepared using beef chuck or brisket braised alongside daikon radish with a fragrant blend of star anise, cloves, ginger, and garlic. The broth is enriched with oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, and water to create a deeply flavored base. The beef is cut into chunks and cooked under pressure for 60 minutes in an Instant Pot, allowing the meat to become tender and the radish to absorb the savory sauce.
The fresh ho fun-style rice noodles are briefly cooked in boiling water just to loosen them, as they are already cooked and refrigerated; this prevents overcooking and maintains good noodle texture. The resulting soup combines the tender beef, softened radish, and aromatic broth with smooth, wide rice noodles, offering a comforting and substantial meal.
This soup can be served hot as a filling lunch or dinner option. The balance of sweet, salty, and aromatic spices makes it distinctive. Careful timing of noodle preparation keeps texture ideal. Leftover soup can be reheated gently.
Ingredients
- 1 pack rice noodles around 32 oz or 2 pounds, fresh ho fun style
BRAISED BEEF RADISH:
- 2 pounds daikon radish
- 3.5 pounds beef chuck roast or beef brisket, boneless
- 5 lices ginger (2 oz)
- 4 cloves garlic (1.1 oz)
- 5 pieces star anise (0.1 oz)
- 8 pieces clove
- 2 ticks green onion (1 oz)
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and peel a small piece of ginger (2 oz). Then, cut it into 5 slices.
- After that, peel 4 cloves of garlic (1.1 oz).
- Wash and cut 2 sticks of green onion (1 oz). Then, set them aside.
- Peel off one medium sized daikon (2 pounds) and wash it.
- Cut the daikon from step 4 into big chunks.
- Rinse 3.5 pounds of beef chuck roast and cut them into chunks.
- Put the sliced ginger from step 1 and peeled garlic from step 2 into the instant pot.
- After, add 5 pieces of star anise (0.1 oz) and 8 pieces of clove into the instant pot. (Just rinse the star anise and clove before putting them in.)
- Next, put the cut daikon from step 5 into the instant pot.
- Put the cut beef from step 6 into the instant pot.
- The following step, put 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, ½ teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1 cup of water into the instant pot. (If you want more liquid, you can add ¼ cup of oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, ¾ teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 cups of water into the instant pot instead.)
- After that, mix the ingredients a little bit. Close the lid and vent. Then, push the button manual and adjust time 60 minutes at high pressure and natural release pressure.
- Pour 4 cups of water into the pot. Turn on medium high heat and let it boil.
- When water is boiling, add 1 pack ho fun noodles (32 oz) into water and let it cook for a few seconds to a minute or until the noodle is loosen up. (Remember don't over cook the noodles, the purpose is to loosen up the noodles after refrigerating and remove extra oil.)
- Drain the ho fun noodles.
- After, put the cooked ho fun noodles from step 15 into the bowl.
- When the braised beef and radish is done, open the lid and use a strainer to remove excess fat.
- Put the beef and radish from step 17 in the bowl of ho fun noodles.
- Sprinkle some green onion from step 3 into the bowl of braised beef radish ho fun noodle. Then, pour some broth over the noodles when they are ready to serve.
Notes
- The beef, radish, and spices are cooked in an Instant Pot at high pressure for 60 minutes with natural release for tender results.
- Fresh ho fun noodles require only brief warming in boiling water to loosen; avoid overcooking as they are pre-cooked.
- Rinsing star anise and cloves before adding improves cleanliness without losing flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 677 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 677kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 54g | 108% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 183mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 1264mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 1304mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 43IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 120mg | 12% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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