Beef Noodle Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| 10 g/1/4 oz dried porcini mushrooms | ||
| 150 ml/1/4 pint/2/3 cup boiling water | ||
| Onions spring | 6 | |
| 115 g/4 oz carrots | ||
| 350 g/12 oz rump steak | ||
| About 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil | ||
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| 2.5 cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped | ||
| 1.2 litres/2 pints/5 cups beef stock | ||
| 45 ml/3 tbsp light soy sauce | ||
| 60 ml/4 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry | ||
| 75 g/3 oz thin egg noodles | ||
| 75 g/3 oz spinach, shredded | ||
| Ground black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. Break the mushrooms into small pieces, place in a bowl and pour over the boiling water. Set aside to soak for 15 minutes.
2. Shred the spring onions and carrots into 5cm/2 in-long fine strips. Trim any fat off the rump steak and slice into thin strips.
3. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the beef in batches until browned, adding a little more oil if necessary. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper.
4. Add the garlic, ginger, spring onions and carrots to the pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
5. Add the beef stock, the mushrooms and their soaking liquid, the soy sauce, rice wine or dry sherry and plenty of seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
6. Break up the noodles slightly and add to the pan, with the spinach. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until the beef is tender. Adjust the seasoning before serving.
2. Shred the spring onions and carrots into 5cm/2 in-long fine strips. Trim any fat off the rump steak and slice into thin strips.
3. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the beef in batches until browned, adding a little more oil if necessary. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper.
4. Add the garlic, ginger, spring onions and carrots to the pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
5. Add the beef stock, the mushrooms and their soaking liquid, the soy sauce, rice wine or dry sherry and plenty of seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
6. Break up the noodles slightly and add to the pan, with the spinach. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until the beef is tender. Adjust the seasoning before serving.
Chef
