Taiwanese Beef Noodles

Ingredients

• 1.4 kg beef (blade roast/shank)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 6 cloves garlic (smashed)
• 2.5cm knob ginger (sliced)
• 1 large onion (cut into 8 sections)
• 4 stalks spring onions (cut into 2” sections)
• 1 large tomato (cut into 8 sections)
• 5g dried chillies
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp doban jiang (spicy bean paste)
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• ½ cup light soy sauce
• ½ cup Shao Xing wine
• 1L beef stock
• 500ml water
• 3 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 4 star anise
• 1 cinnamon
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
• ¼ tsp five spice powder
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 spice bag (to place spices inside)
• 1 packet white noodles
• 1 cup chopped spring onions
• 1 cup preserved spicy snow vegetables
• 5 stalks bok choy (blanched)
• chilli oil
• cilantro