4.7 from 9 votes
Braised Beef Noodles
Sichuan style red-braised beef noodle soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Calories: 533 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef brisket
- 1 middle size white radish
- 1 tablespoon doubanjiang , can be replaced by other chili paste
- 1 inch root ginger , sliced
- 2 green onions , chopped, white part and green part separately
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon crystal sugar
- Noodles as needed
- 3 tree Bok Choy
Spice and seasoning for the stewing
- 3 chili peppers
- 2 star anise
- 1 small piece of cinnamon bark
- 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn
- 4 ~6 ginger slices
- 1 bay leave
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce , if you want a darker color, use soy sauce or dark soy sauce
Instructions
- Cut brisket into large cubes around 3-4 cm long. Soak in clean water for around 2 hours. Change water for 4 to 5 times to remove the blood water.
- In a high pressure cooker, add spices star anise, cinnamon bark, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorn, scallion, ginger slices in to cook. Press meat to cook for 15 minutes after boiling.
- Pick the cooked brisket out and filter the soup base. Wash the brisket with warm water and drain.
- Heat up cooking oil in wok, and then stir fry doubanjiang, ginger slices and green onion sections until aroma. Return cooked brisket in. Add light soy sauce and fry for around 2 to 3 minutes. Add radish cubes and enough soup in to cover the brisket.
- Add sugar and salt as needed. Turn up the fire to thicken the sauce(to reduce around 1/2 of the water contained in the soup).
- Cook noodles in boiling water for 4 minutes or follow the instructions, add Bok Choy and continue cook for another minute.
- Transfer noodles and Bok Choy out. Serve with braised beef soup and green onion.For a lighter version, add 1/2 cup of noodle water (water used for boiling the noodles) for each serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
533kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
133mg
(44%)
Sodium
1208mg
(50%)
Potassium
794mg
(23%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1070IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
16.2mg
(18%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
4.7mg
(26%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 533
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 533kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 133mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 1208mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 794mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1070IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 16.2mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 4.7mg | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.