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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Beef noodle soup is a dish suitable for cooking on days when you want to change the flavor for your family meal or entertain friends during the weekend. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to cook this delicious and nutritious soup!
Ingredients for Beef Noodle Soup Serves 4 people
Beef bones 1 kg Beef brisket 500 gr Beef flank 300 gr Ground beef 100 gr Noodles 1 kg Fresh herbs 300 gr Pineapple 1/4 fruit Onion 1 bulb Radish 1 bulb Lemongrass 3 stalks Shallots 5 bulbs Green onions/cilantro a little Rock sugar a little Hue shrimp paste 2 tablespoons Chili powder 1 teaspoon White wine 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Salt/MSG/pepper/granulated seasoning)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious beef brisket
- Preferably choose brisket that has a bright red color with a bit of white fat marbling. Good brisket will have a certain firmness and elasticity when pressed lightly, will not stick to your hand, and especially will have no odor.
- To buy good brisket, you should choose young beef or heifer meat because it is tastier than bull meat.
- Avoid buying brisket that has turned green or dark red, feels mushy when touched, emits an odor, and is slimy to the touch.
How to choose fresh and quality beef bones
- Good quality beef bones have a bright pink color and a characteristic beef aroma, the surface of the bones is dry, and the surrounding meat is firm with elasticity.
- You should buy bones that are of moderate size, not too large or too small; buying non-frozen bones will help the broth taste sweeter.
- Avoid buying bones that are dark red, have a foul odor, and lack clear origin.
How to Cook Beef Noodle Soup
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Stewing the Beef
First, wash 1kg of beef bones thoroughly. To eliminate the beefy smell, boil water with 1 spoon of white wine, and 1 tablespoon of salt, then blanch the bones. After about 5 – 10 minutes, remove the bones, let them cool, and discard the blanching water.
Next, place another pot on the stove and add about 1.5 liters of filtered water along with the blanched bones to stew for about 1 hour to make the broth.
Wash the brisket and flank beef thoroughly and let them drain. Wait for the broth to boil, then add the brisket and flank beef, 1/4 of a pineapple, 1 radish, 1 diced onion, and 2 smashed lemongrass stalks into the pot with the bones, then season with 1 lump of rock sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt.
When the brisket and flank beef are cooked, remove them, the stewing time for the brisket and flank will be about 30 minutes.
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Making the broth
After taking the meat out, pour in about 500ml of filtered water and continue to simmer over medium heat.
For the beef paste, shape it into small bite-sized balls, then drop them into the pot to cook.
Next, add 3 tablespoons of filtered water to 2 tablespoons of Hue shrimp paste, stir well, then let it sit for about 10 minutes, take the clear liquid and pour it into the broth pot.
Continue to season the pot with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, and 1 tablespoon of pepper.
Wait until the broth comes to a boil, then add 1 teaspoon of MSG and turn off the heat.
Chop the remaining stalk of lemongrass finely, peel 5 shallots, and slice them. Then, add the lemongrass and shallots into a pan with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of chili powder to fry until golden and fragrant. Once done, turn off the heat and transfer the fried lemongrass and shallots to a plate.
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Completion
With the brisket and shank beef, slice against the grain into bite-sized pieces, then arrange the meat on top of the noodles already in the bowl.
Finally, ladle some broth over along with vegetables and sprinkle a bit of cilantro and chopped green onions, fried shallots to finish.
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Final Product
Beef shank noodles have a delicious flavor. The broth has a sweet taste from the beef bones, rich, fragrant with lemongrass, and the vegetables are soft while retaining freshness, the brisket and shank beef are tender and not chewy.
The dish is more delicious when served hot with some fresh herbs like bean sprouts, lettuce, herbs,…
So, TasteVN has just provided a detailed guide on how to make beef noodle soup that is hot and delicious. We hope that the above recipe will enrich your menu. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this dish! Wish you success!
