Chinese Lamb Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 3 pounds lamb shanks have your butcher cut 1-2 shanks into pieces to expose the marrow; you can also use a mixture of 2 pounds lamb sh…
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 slices ginger 2-inches/5cm long, ⅛-inch/0.3 cm thick
• 3 scallions cut into 2-inch/5cm lengths, white and green parts separated
• 12 cups water
• 6 large garlic cloves smashed
• 3 whole dried red chili peppers
• 6 cardamom pods white
• 2 star anise pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 ginger nuggets sand
• 1 piece cassia cinnamon
• 1 cardamom pod black
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns whole
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1/4 cup dried wood ear mushrooms rinsed thoroughly of any dust/dirt
• 3 teaspoons salt to taste; we prefer 3 teaspoons
• 18 ounces noodles dried sweet potato glass, or thin Chinese vermicelli noodles
• 1/2 cup Chinese celery finely chopped, to taste
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves and stems, finely chopped to taste
• chili oil optional
• black vinegar optional
• ground white pepper optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 1110 calories
• Carbohydrate : 92 grams
• Cholesterol : 280 milligrams
• Fat : 50 grams
• Fiber : 9 grams
• Protein : 69 grams
• SaturatedFat : 18 grams
• Sodium : 1680 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams