Taiwanese beef noodle soup combines tender beef, fresh noodles, and vegetables in a fragrant, spicy broth. Have this easy soup ready in half the time using your Instant Pot!
1piece of large gingersliced into large thin pieces
⅓ - ½cup(79ml)soy sauce
¼cup(59ml)shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
3star anise
2cinnamon sticks
½teaspoonground fennel seed
½teaspoonground clove
½teaspoonground cumin
3dried Thai red chiliesoptional
1-2pounds(454g)Asian noodlesdepends on how much soup vs. noodle ratio you like
Green onionsfor topping
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil then blanch the beef shanks. You don't want to cook them all the way through, just about 2-3 minutes. This allows the impurities to get cooked off. Remove the beef shanks and discard the water with the impurities.
Add the beef shanks to the pressure cooker then add the remaining ingredients. You DON'T need to add water because the beef naturally releases water throughout the cooking process.
Using the meat preset (or similar), pressure cook the beef. With my mom's pressure cooker, she had to run the meat preset twice. If this confuses you, just pressure cook it for 25-26 minutes.
In the meantime, cook the noodles and divide evenly into bowls.
Once the pressure cooker is done and pressure is released, add meat and soup on top of noodles.
Notes
If you feel the spices and liquid amounts are not enough, feel free to add more. My mom gave me this recipe and since she has been making this for years and years, she pretty much eyeballs it all so tweaking this recipe is very easy to do yourself :)
We typically serve this soup with a side of cooked spinach but you can enjoy it with any vegetable of your choosing.