Description
Clear beef bone soup (Qingdun) without soy sauce, using glass noodles instead of wheat noodles. A supreme diet food where glass noodles absorb all pure beef umami.
Restaurants serving Clear Broth Beef Glass Noodles
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Dongfen(Mung bean glass noodles)
- Beef shank
- Clear beef bone broth
- Ginger
- Scallions
- Salt
- Star anise
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Parboil beef brisket (or shank) and bones, wash off scum.
- Put water, beef, bones, scallions, ginger,
- star anise in a large pot; heat on high.
- Boil, simmer on low for 2-
- hrs skimming scum, keeping soup clear.
- Season with salt.
- Put briefly boiled Dongfen in a bowl, pour massive clear soup and beef.
- Scatter julienned ginger and chopped scallions to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Supreme beef aroma、ginger freshness、star anise secret flavor
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Qianzhang (Ultra-thin tofu sheet noodles: even lower carbs)
Pairing
Taiwan sweet Jiangyou Gao(for dipping beef)
Trivia
[Hardcore] A Taiwan noodle shop lifehack order perfectly solving dieters' conflict: 'Want Beef Noodles, but thick wheat noodles make me fat...'. Choosing low-fat clear 'Qingdun' over oily, soy-heavy 'Hongshao' is the iron rule for Taiwanese gym-goers/dieters.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Dip gooey simmered beef in separate 'doubanjiang sauce' while slurping glass noodles absorbing beef umami, getting full to the limit without carbs!
Allergen
Beef