Taiwanese beef noodles are a delicious dish with a rich broth, prepared in Taiwanese style that will captivate you with its super simple recipe. Today, let’s follow into the kitchen to make this dish with 2 easy methods to treat your family on the weekend!
1. Taiwanese Beef Noodles

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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Taiwanese Beef Noodles For 2 people
Noodles 100 gr Beef 700 gr Ginger 50 gr Garlic 15 cloves Onion 1 piece Spring onion 5 stalks Tomato 4 pieces Bok choy 200 gr Bay leaf 2 pieces Cardamom 2 pods Licorice 3 slices Star anise 2 pods Sichuan pepper 1 tablespoon Fennel 1 teaspoon Goji berries 1 tablespoon Chinese chili 3 teaspoons Cooking oil 6 tablespoons Rock sugar 50 gr Soy sauce 120 ml White wine 120 ml Black soy sauce 1 tablespoon
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How to Prepare Taiwanese Beef Noodles
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Prepare Ingredients
Wash the beef with water. Then, carefully cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Peel the garlic, wash it, and then slice it thinly. Similarly, wash the ginger and slice it thinly as well. Peel the onion, wash it, and cut it into wedges.
For the green onions, wash them and cut them into sections. Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and cut them into wedges.
For the bok choy, cut off the ends, separate each leaf, wash them thoroughly, and place them in a basket to drain.
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Roasting Spices
Place a pan on the stove, adjust the heat to medium, and add the spices including: bay leaves, star anise, licorice, Sichuan pepper, fennel, goji berries, stir well, and roast over medium heat for about 10 minutes. When the ingredients start to emit a strong aroma, turn off the heat.
Carefully put these ingredients into a bag.
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Sautéing Ingredients
Place another pot on the stove, add 6 tablespoons of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add sliced garlic, ginger, onion, and green onions.
Sauté for about 3 minutes until this mixture emits a fragrant aroma, then add 3 teaspoons of Chinese chili and 50g of rock sugar, stirring well to allow the ingredients to absorb the spices.
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Cook the broth
Next, add 120ml of soy sauce, 120ml of white wine, and 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, stir well, then add all the tomatoes and beef. Cook for about 10 minutes, then add 1 liter of water and drop in the spice packet to cook together.
Adjust to high heat, when the broth boils, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for about 30 minutes.
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Boil the vegetables and blanch the noodles
Take another pot, add about 500ml of water and 1 teaspoon of salt, wait for the water to boil, then add the bok choy, boil for about 3 minutes, then remove and drain.
Continue to use that pot of water, carefully drop the noodles in and blanch for about 4 minutes until the noodles are cooked, then remove and drain.
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Completion
To enjoy, you take the noodles and put them into a bowl, add a little mustard greens on top, ladle the broth and toppings over the surface, mix well, and enjoy right away!
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Final Product
The Taiwanese beef noodle has a rich flavor, the broth is sweet and fragrant with the distinctive aroma of Taiwanese spices, making it very appealing, both tantalizing the taste buds and very unique.
The noodles are soft, chewy, not mushy, and absorb the rich broth, making it extremely enticing, and will definitely make everyone in your home love it.
2. Taiwanese Beef Noodle (recipe shared by a user)

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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
25 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Taiwanese Beef Noodles (recipe shared by users) Serves 4
Beef 350 gr (beef brisket) Egg noodles 200 gr Dried shiitake mushrooms 7 gr Dried herbs 8 gr (cardamom/coriander seeds/rice flowers/cinnamon/star anise/cloves/dried chili) Tomato 1 piece Onion 1 bulb Ginger 10 gr Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Dark soy sauce 1 tablespoon Fermented soybeans 1 tablespoon Five-spice powder 1 teaspoon Rock sugar 10 gr Ground dried chili 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Water 1.2 liters Accompanying vegetables A little (optional) Common spices A little (ground pepper/seasoning salt/salt)
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How to make Taiwanese Beef Noodles (recipe shared by users)
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Prepare the beef and marinate
Wash the beef thoroughly with water, drain, then cut into thick slices and place them in a bowl.
Marinate with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of fermented soybeans, 1 teaspoon of five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1 teaspoon of ground dried chili, mix well and marinate for at least 15 minutes.
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Stir-fry beef
Wash the onion and cut it into square pieces. Wash the tomatoes, drain, and cut into wedges.
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the chopped onion and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the tomatoes and stir-fry briefly.
Next, add the marinated beef, stir-fry until it is browned. Once the beef is browned, pour 1.2 liters of filtered water into the pan.
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Make Taiwanese beef noodle
Next, wash the dried herbs to remove dust, then place them in a cloth bag and add them to the broth pot. Also add a few dried chili peppers and a sliced ginger root to cook together for 45 minutes.
Tip: To make the broth more fragrant, you should toast the herbs before adding them to cook.Soak 7 grams of dried shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of clean water for about 20 – 25 minutes until soft.
After 45 minutes, the beef will be tender, and you can remove the cloth bag. Add the soaked shiitake mushrooms. Season the broth with 1 tablespoon of salt and 10 grams of rock sugar. Cook for an additional 5 minutes until the seasoning dissolves, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Finally, just place the noodles in a bowl, arrange the accompanying vegetables, add a little pickled mustard greens, and pour in the broth, and you’re ready to enjoy.
This dish is spicy, making it very suitable for cold winter days, but depending on your spice tolerance, you can adjust the amount of chili accordingly. If you want it spicier, you can eat it with chili satay.
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- You should choose pieces of beef that are bright red, interspersed with many pieces of opaque white fat for a tastier and softer eating experience.
- Prioritize pieces with clearly defined muscle fibers, a dry surface, and a good elasticity when touched.
- Do not choose pieces that are pale, purple, or have an unpleasant smell when sniffed.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Delicious tomatoes usually have bright red skin, a smooth and shiny surface, and a faint characteristic fragrance when sniffed.
- You should buy fruits with fresh green stems that are tightly attached to the tomato for the best taste, juiciness, and sweetness!
- Absolutely do not choose fruits that are green, have a speckled black surface, and leak juice when pressed.
Effective ways to eliminate the smell of beef
- To remove the smell of beef, you can soak the beef in white wine for about 10 minutes.
- Alternatively, you can also use salt, rubbing it on the surface of the beef, marinating for about 10 minutes and then washing it thoroughly.
- Marinating the meat with shallots is also an effective way to eliminate the smell of beef.
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