Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• Choice of noodles
• 2-3 lbs beef shank (about 3 boneless beef shank)
• 1-2lbs Beef tendon
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 slices ginger
• 1 medium yellow onion
• Bok choy
• 2 scallion whites
• 6 cloves crushed garlic
• 3 dried red chillies
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp chili bean sauce (toban djang 辣豆瓣醬)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste or 1-2 tomatoes
• Optional - 1-2 large carrots
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• ¼ cup Shaoxing rice wine
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 star anise
• 1 dried orange peel
• 1½ - 2 L water