Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup (台灣牛肉麵) Recipe | Verna Gao

Ingredients

• 750g beef shin/shank or braising beef
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 heaped tbsp Chinese doubanjiang (fermented bean paste)
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 litre beef stock, plus extra water for simmering
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 3 stalks spring onion, roughly chopped
• 3 slices of ginger
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Noodles of your choice
• Blanched pak choi leaves for freshness
• Fresh coriander, for garnish