Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup Recipe - Authentic and Flavorful

Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup chinese rice wine or medium-dry sherry
• 0.25 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 (1-inch) cube peeled fresh ginger , smashed
• 1 bunch scallions , white parts smashed with the flat side of a large knife and green parts chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , smashed
• 10 fresh cilantro stems plus 0.5 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro sprigs
• 2 (2-inch-long) pieces Asian dried tangerine peel
• 4 whole star anise
• 0.25 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes
• 2.5 lb (1.13 kg) meaty beef short ribs
• 1.75 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 oz (397 g))
• 10 oz (283 g) dried chinese wheat noodles or linguine
• 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts
• 4 tbsp Chinese pickled mustard greens
• 1 (4-inch-long) fresh red chile (optional), thinly sliced