Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (香辣牛肉面)

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 pounds beef cut in cubes
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 3 tablespoons bean paste Sichuan chilli, see note 1
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder optional
• 6 1/3 cups hot water
• 1 ginger thumb-sized
• 2 stalks spring onion cut in sections
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 anise star-
• 1 piece chinese cinnamon cassia cinnamon
• 10 Sichuan pepper
• 1 pinch fennel seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 4 noodles portions, see note 2
• spinach or pak choi / bok choy
• fresh coriander chopped

Nutrition

• Calories : 450 calories
• Carbohydrate : 14 grams
• Cholesterol : 105 milligrams
• Fat : 30 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 31 grams
• SaturatedFat : 10 grams
• Sodium : 330 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams
• TransFat : 1.5 grams