2 Ways to Make Delicious and Aromatic Taiwanese Beef Noodles at Home

Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
50 minutes
Serves
2-3 people

Noodle soup is an essential part of Taiwanese beef noodles. To make a flavorful and aromatic broth that elevates the dish, we need the following ingredients. Let’s explore!

1Authentic Taiwanese Beef Noodle Recipe

Ingredients for Taiwanese Beef Noodles

• 1kg beef tendon
• 500g beef shank
• 500g beef knuckle bone
• 500g beef tripe
• 150g beef fat
• 500g fresh wheat noodles
• 500g Chinese radish
• 500g scallions
• 10g ginger
• 5 stalks cilantro
• 15g rock sugar
• 15g salt
• 5g star anise
• 3g cinnamon stick
• A few sprigs of Thai basil
• 10g Sichuan peppercorns
• Tian mian jiang (sweet bean sauce)
• 30g chili bean paste
• 70g fermented black beans
• 50g dried chili peppers
• 2 dried red peppers
• Rice wine
• 1 bag of spice mix
• Brown sauce powder
• Gourmet soy sauce
• Special mustard oil

Pro Tips:
How to choose fresh and high-quality beef
– Select beef with a bright red color and marbled with white fat. Look for pieces of meat that are well-defined, dry on the surface and have good elasticity when touched.
– Avoid beef that is pale or purplish in color, or has a foul smell.
How to remove the strong odor of beef
– You can soak the beef in vinegar for about 10 minutes to remove the smell.
– You can also rub salt on the surface of the beef and let it sit for about 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
– Additionally, you can marinate the beef with some purple onions to help eliminate the odor.

Ingredients for Taiwanese Beef Noodles

Instructions for Authentic Taiwanese Beef Noodles

Step 1 Prepare the vegetables

Soak the Chinese radish in water for about 30 minutes, then cut into small pieces. Peel and wash the carrots and Chinese white cabbage, then cut into 1 cm sections. Peel the garlic and separate into small cloves. Soak the Thai basil in saltwater and rinse with clean water.

Prepare the vegetables

Step 2 Stir-fry the Chinese radish

Heat up a pan and stir-fry the Chinese radish. Then, season with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of chicken powder, and continue stir-frying for about 5 minutes before turning off the heat.

Stir-fry the Chinese radish

Step 3 Prepare the beef

After buying the beef tendon, shank, knuckle bone, and tripe, put them in a bowl and add salt, then soak for about 40 – 60 minutes. Then, take them out, rinse with clean water. Also, soak the beef fat with salt, rinse, and cut into small cubes.

Prepare the beef

Step 4 Blanch the beef

Put a pot on the stove and add about 3 liters water, 1 tablespoon of salt, smashed ginger, some cilantro leaves, 1 tablespoon of rice wine. Then, add the beef shank, tendon, and tripe and blanch until the water boils, then take them all out and rinse with clean water.

Blanch the beef

Step 5 Marinate the beef tendon

After blanching and rinsing the beef, cut the tendon into small pieces of about 3-4 cm (depending on your preference). After cutting, put the tendon in a bowl and add 2 tablespoons of sweet bean sauce, 3 tablespoons of special non-salty soy sauce, then put it in the refrigerator to let the meat absorb the flavors.

Marinate the beef tendon

Step 6 Toast the herbs

Toast 10g of cinnamon, 5g of star anise, 3g of Thai basil, 10g Sichuan peppercorns, and 15g of fennel in a pan. Toast until they turn golden yellow.

Toast the herbs

Step 7 Saute the ingredients

Heat up a pan and add the diced beef fat. When the fat renders, add scallions, dried chili peppers, ginger, and garlic to saute. When everything turns golden, remove the ingredients from the pan.

Saute the ingredients

Step 8 Stir-fry the beef

Using the same pan, stir-fry the marinated beef. Add the beef to the pan and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then add 2 tablespoons of rice wine and continue stir-frying for 5-10 minutes. Remove the beef from the pan.

Stir-fry the beef

Step 9 Cook the broth

Prepare a large pot and add about 6 liters of water. Add the beef knuckle bone, shank, and tripe and cook for about 30-45 minutes (simmer on low heat). After cooking the broth for about 45 minutes, add the stir-fried beef and the spices into the pot.

Cook the broth

Next, add seasoning such as 40g of salt, 40g of brown sugar to the broth (simmer on low heat). Then remove the beef knuckle bone and tripe and cut them into bite-sized pieces.

After cooking for about 30 minutes, the beef tendon should be tender, remove it as well as the spice bags. Add more water to the broth and then add the carrots and Chinese radish. Season with 3 tablespoons of brown sauce, 20g of salt, 2 tablespoons of chicken powder, and cook until the broth boils to complete the broth.

The broth is incredibly aromatic

Step 10 Cook the noodles

Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the noodles and cook. When the noodles are soft, remove them and rinse with cold water.

Cook the noodles

Step 11 Assembly

Prepare a bowl, add the broth, noodles, and vegetables to the bowl. That’s it, your Taiwanese Beef Noodles are now ready to be enjoyed!

Ready to be served

Taiwanese Beef Noodles require multiple steps but are not overly difficult to make. The flavorful and aromatic broth, combined with tender and chewy noodles, creates a delightful experience. Enjoy!

Enjoy

2Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodle Recipe

Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
120 minutes
Serves
2-3 people

Ingredients for Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodles

• 500g beef
• Chinese white cabbage
• Ginger
• Star anise
• Garlic
• Carrots
• Onion
• Green onions
• Tomatoes
• Vegetable oil
• Seasonings: Five-spice powder, rock sugar, salt, chili powder, soy sauce, dark soy sauce

Ingredients for Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodles

Instructions for Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodles

Step 1 Prepare the vegetables

Peel and cut the onion, carrots into small pieces. Cut the Chinese cabbage into bite-sized pieces. Wash and clean the green onions.

Wash the beef with water and salt. Cut the beef into medium-sized pieces. Marinate the beef with vegetable oil, salt to let the meat absorb the flavors.

Prepare the vegetables

Step 2 Cook the broth

Heat up a pot, add ginger slices and star anise, and toast them until fragrant. Add the beef and stir-fry until the beef is seared. Then, add onions, tomatoes, carrots, green onions, garlic. Add 1.2 liters of water.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of five-spice powder, 1 tablespoon of rock sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, 5 tablespoons of soy sauce, 3 tablespoons of dark soy sauce into the broth. Cover with a lid and simmer the beef for about 1.5 – 2 hours until the beef is tender.

Once the beef is tender, remove any vegetable remnants from the pot.

Cook the broth

Step 3 Make the simple Taiwanese beef noodles

Cook the noodles in boiling water. Place the noodles and Chinese cabbage in a bowl. Ladle in the broth and beef into the noodles bowl. Your simple Taiwanese beef noodles are now complete.

Make the simple Taiwanese beef noodles

Step 4 Finished dish

Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodles made using this recipe have an enticing aroma. The yellow and chewy noodles combined with crisp vegetables. The broth is flavorful and herbaceous, rich, and delicious. The beef is slow-cooked, making it tender and flavorful in your mouth.

Simple Taiwanese Beef Noodles

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