# Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

This recipe guides you through making a comforting bowl of Taiwanese beef noodle soup, highlighting key steps like searing beef and preparing a flavorful sauce, ideal for an 8-quart pressure cooker but adaptable for stovetop cooking.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- beef shank
- 1 large tomato
- 1 onion
- green onions
- garlic
- ginger
- oil
- 0.25 cup doubanjiang (chilli bean paste)
- 0.25 cup dark soy sauce
- 0.5 cup light soy sauce
- 0.5 cup Shaoxing wine
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 piece rock sugar
- beef broth
- beef bouillon cubes
- noodles
- blanched bok choy
- cilantro
- pickled mustard greens

## Instructions

1. Cut beef shank into big fat cubes.
2. Set the beef aside.
3. Slice a large tomato into wedges.
4. Slice one onion into wedges.
5. Cut green onions into 1-inch pieces.
6. Smash garlic cloves.
7. Thinly slice ginger.
8. Add oil to a hot pan.
9. Add the beef to the hot pan and brown each side for a few minutes.
10. Once the beef is browned, add the tomatoes, onions, green onions, garlic, and ginger into the pan.
11. Cook the mixture for about five minutes or until the tomatoes soften.
12. Prepare the sauce by combining 1/4 cup of doubanjiang (chili bean paste), 1/4 cup of dark soy sauce, and 1/2 cup of light soy sauce.
13. Add 1/2 cup of Shaoxing wine to the sauce mixture.
14. Transfer the seared beef and vegetables to an 8-quart pressure cooker.
15. Add the prepared sauce to the pressure cooker.
16. Add three star anise, one cinnamon stick, three bay leaves, and a piece of rock sugar to the pressure cooker.
17. Cover the ingredients with beef broth, using beef bouillon cubes.
18. Cover the pressure cooker.
19. Pressure cook on high for about 40 minutes.
20. Release the pressure from the pressure cooker.
21. Serve over a bowl of noodles.
22. Add blanched bok choy to the noodles.
23. Add beef cubes on top of the noodles.
24. Spoon over the broth.
25. Garnish with green onions.
26. Garnish with cilantro.
27. Add pickled mustard greens.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- wok
- pressure cooker
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- small bowl
- chopsticks
- ladle
- serving bowl
- spoon

## Tips

- You can replace Shaoxing wine with extra beef broth.
- If you don't have rock sugar, you can use granulated sugar.
- The full written recipe and stovetop instructions are available in the cook's cookbook.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8U4XEAE/
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- Extracted: 2025-12-04

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