Instant Pot Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup is a rich full flavour beef noodle soup. Perfect for a fall or winter night meal when the noodle cravings kick in, it is hearty and warm. If there is one beef noodle soup that comes to mind with big chunks of beef shank this is the dish that always drives me to drive out and pick up a hot bowl of niu rou mian. Using the Instant Pot guarantees the beef shank is tender and soft. Check out this recipe for better than take-out niu rou mian you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs beef shank cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp oil
- 8 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 2-inch ginger sliced
Spice packet
- 5 star anise
- 5 cloves
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp black peppercorn
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 bay leaves
Taiwanese Broth
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 2 green onion white part and smashed
- 1 onion quartered
- 1 tomato quartered
- 2 Thai Chilli
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp chili bean paste
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice wine
- ¼ cup rock sugar to taste
- 8 cup water
Noodles, Vegetables and Garnish
- Taiwanese noodles Cook as per package instructions
- 4-6 Shanghai bok choy
- green onion chopped
- cilantro chopped
Instructions
- In a toaster oven or pan toast all the spices until fragrant. Place all the spices in a baggie.
- This is an optional step. Soak the beef in a salt brine for 30 minutes and strain the meat so it is dry. Boil water in a large pot and parboil the beef. Let it boil for 3 minutes. Strain in a colander and rinse thoroughly to remove any impurities.
- Turn on sauté mode add oil and brown the meats. Add the onions, green onions, ginger and garlic and sauté for 5 more minutes.
- Add the chili bean paste, and tomatoes and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce, rice wine, Thai chili, 5 spice powder, bay leaves, rock sugar, water and the spice pack.
- Cook on high pressure for 1 hour 40 minutes and natural release.
- When the Instant Pot is done cooking at 1 hour 40 minutes start to get the noodles and shanghai choy prepared. Boil a pot of water and cook as per the instructions on the noodle package.
- Cook the shanghai bok choy in water for 3 minutes or until your preferred doneness. If you prefer shanghai bok choy to be well-done cook it for longer.
- Prepare the noodles and ladle the beef shank and soup and top with shanghai bok choy, green onions and cilantro. Enjoy immediately.
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