Description
Heartwarming Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup combines flavorful beef, spices, and hand-pulled noodles, making it a perfect quick dinner or comfort meal anyone can enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lb beef shin bones
- 2 lb untrimmed beef flank
- 4 Chinese scallions
- 1 thumb ginger, sliced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 5 Chinese dried chili peppers
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp whole Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 small daikon radish
- 1.5 lbs fresh Lanzhou noodles
- 1/4 cup homemade Chinese chili oil
- 1 tsp extra salt
- cilantro & green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the broth by simmering beef bones and meat in cold water for 10 minutes.
- Transfer ingredients to an Instant Pot; add aromatics and spices, then cook on high pressure for 1 hour.
- Strain the broth to remove solids, skim off excess fat.
- Season the broth with salt; cook daikon radish until tender.
- Boil the noodles as per package instructions.
- Assemble servings with noodles, broth, beef, radish, and garnishes.
Notes
Adjust spice levels by modifying the amount of chili peppers used.
Use high-quality beef bones for the richest broth flavor.
Store leftovers separately to maintain texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 720
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1300mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg