Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef shanks with bone still in, or beef short ribs
• 3 garlic cloves smashed
• 1 inch fresh ginger knob, peeled and sliced
• 1 bunch green onion cut in 2 inch length
• 1 plum tomato quartered
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 whole star anise pods
• 2 Thai chilies split lengthwise, optional
• 1 tablespoon chili bean sauce
• Shaoxing cooking wine 1/4 cup Chinese
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• salt to taste
• 3 cups beef stock
• 6 cups water or enough to cover beef
• 1 white radish small, –, optional cut into chunks
• Chinese egg noodles or wheat noodles
• green onion some

Nutrition

• Calories : 420 calories
• Carbohydrate : 17 grams
• Cholesterol : 90 milligrams
• Fat : 9 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 57 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2.5 grams
• Sodium : 2520 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams