Thai Beef Soup With Noodles

Ingredients for Four

• 2 medium onions, sliced paper-thin
• 2 large onions, unpeeled and halved
• 5 lbs of beef bones with marrow
• 3 shallots, unpeeled
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 oz fresh ginger root, unpeeled
• 8 star anise
• 1 2-inch cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup of hot chili sauce
• 2 fresh chili peppers
• 1/2 cup of Vietnamese fish sauce (Nuoc Mam)
• 5 lbs of ox tails
• 2 lbs of short rib plate
• 1 lb of beef sirloin
• 2 lbs of flank steak
• Vietnamese fresh noodle or noodle sticks, if fresh noodle is not available
• 1 lb of fresh bean sprouts
• 2 medium parsnips, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• 1 bunch of fresh mint
• 1 bunch of fresh Asian basil
• 2 tsp of salt
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp of shredded coriander

Preparation

• Place ox tails, beef bones and short rib plates into a large stock pot

• Add water to cover and bring to a boil

• Cook for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse the pot and the bones

• Return the bones to the pot, add 6 quarts of water and bring to a boil

• Skim the surface to remove all rising foam and fat. Repeat until the stock is clear

• Turn the heat to low and simmer

• Char the clove-studded onions, shallots and ginger directly over a gas burner or under a broiler until their fragrance is released

• Wrap the charred spice in a cheesecloth. This prevents your broth from their impurities. Add your wrap, star anise and cinnamon stick to the simmering broth

• Simmer the stock for 3 to 4 hour with the pot uncovered.

• Slice the beef sirloin paper-thin, roughly 2 by 2 inches in size

• Slice the short rib meat, removed from the pot.

• In a small bowl, place sliced scallions, coriander and half of the sliced onions. The rest of the sliced onions can be put in another bowl and stir in hot chili sauce. Blend well.

• In a second large pot, add 3 quarts of water and rice noodle sticks. Bring to a boil for 20 minutes. Then, drain and rinse with cool drinkable water the noodle to prevent it from staying sticky.

• When the broth is ready, remove the bones and drain the large stock pot through a strainer or colander with a double layer of cheesecloth into a clean pot.

• Add fish sauce and bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat and keep the broth at a bare simmer

• Into 4 soup bowls place the boiled and drained noodle as needed. Top each of them with sliced meat.

• Ladle the boiling broth directly over the raw sliced meat, which will be cooked instantly by the boiling broth as long as the slices are paper-thin.

• Garnish with the scallion mixture, freshly ground black pepper, the chili sauce with onions as desired.

• Enjoy the soup!

For Mediterranean recipes [http://www.recipelist.org/] and Cooking question [http://www.recipelist.org/forum/] please visit our site

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ken_Coleman
http://EzineArticles.com/?Thai-Beef-Soup-With-Noodles&id=6295844