Wagyu beef soup noodle – Andy Cooks

Ingredients

• 2 bay leaves
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp (5 ml) Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 tsp (5 ml) fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) goji berries
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) peanut oil
• 3 spring onions, white part sliced into 2 cm stalks, greens saved for garnish
• large thumb-sized piece of ginger, sliced (skin on)
• 2 shallots, sliced
• half a head of garlic
• two large tbsp Chinese chilli bean paste
• 1L (about 4 cups) beef bone broth
• 100ml (about 3.4 fl oz) Shaoxing cooking wine
• 30ml (2 tbsp) soy sauce
• 15ml (1 tbsp) dark soy sauce
• thumb-sized piece of rock sugar
• 2 heads bok choy
• 600g (1.3 lbs) Wagyu beef sirloin (or fillet)
• 1kg (2.2 lbs) fresh wheat noodles