Spiced Beef & Noodle Soup

Name: Spiced Beef & Noodle Soup
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 spring onion (scallion), finely sliced; ¼ Chinese cabbage (wombok), cut into small chunks; ¼ teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 150 g (5½ oz) fresh hokkien noodles; ¼ teaspoon sea salt; 1 tablespoon hot bean paste; 1 tablespoon shaoxing; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 4 slices of peeled ginger; 2 cinnamon sticks, crushed; 4 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 300 g (10½ oz) beef brisket; 2 star anise

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

This easy delicious soup can be made even hotter by stirring in some freshly chopped wild green chillies before serving.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) beef brisket
2 star anise
1

Asia
China
Spicy
Noodles
Soup

Method

Put the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel seeds and cinnamon sticks in a small square of muslin and tie together with string. Put this, along with the beef, into a large pot with 3.5 litres (14 cups<