Beef Tendon Noodle Soup
Meat is not required! Beauty noodles with only Achilles tendons shining in amber
Description
A collagen-specialized bowl topped exclusively with massive amounts of beef tendon (Achilles tendon) that has been simmered for hours until jiggly like jelly, omitting lean meat entirely.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Beef Achilles tendon
- Soy sauce
- Rock sugar
- Star anise
- Knife-cut noodles
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cut beef Achilles tendon into large pieces, parboil in water with ginger and wine until no scum appears, and rinse.
- Heat oil in a pot, sauté doubanjiang, soy sauce, and rock sugar without burning to caramelize.
- Add tendon, coat the surface with the sauce, then pour beef bone broth, star anise, and scallions.
- Cook in a pressure cooker for about
- hour (or 3-
- hours on low in a regular pot) until the tendon is translucent amber and easily cut with chopsticks but retains a chewy elasticity in the mouth—the 'golden jelly state'.
- Dump only the jiggly tendon massively over boiled noodles.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet aroma of star anise
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought braised beef tendon (dilute with broth)
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] Since it consumes massive amounts of Achilles tendon, of which only a little is obtained per cow, it is often pricier than regular beef noodles. The final destination for beauty-conscious women and texture maniacs.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Before the tendon melts and softens further from the soup's heat, savor the supreme jiggly, chewy texture right away!
Allergen
Wheat, Beef, Soy