Lanzhou Beef Noodles (兰州拉面)

Name: Lanzhou Beef Noodles (兰州拉面)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 beef leg bone (about 700 grams / 25 ounces, cut into 5 to 6 parts (*see footnote 1)); 1 kilogram (2 pounds) beef flank (, untrimmed (*see footnote 2)); 5 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn; 5 cloves garlic; 1 thumb ginger (, sliced); 1 cup scallion (, chopped (the white part)); 5 chili pepper (, dried); 2 bay leaves; 1 whole nutmeg seed; 1 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick ((about 6 centimeters / 2.4 inches long)); 1 teaspoon fennel seed; 2 teaspoons salt ((or to taste)); 1 small daikon radish; 2 tablespoons freshly made Chinese chili oil ((or to taste)); 6-8 servings hand-pulled noodles ((or dried noodles))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:3h 30min

With a bite of the springy hand-pulled noodles, the melt-in-your-mouth beef, a bit of homemade fresh chili oil, and a sip of the rich broth, you can’t help but wonder about the magical power of a plain bowl of beef noodles.

Updated at: Fri, 22 May 2020 09:22:20 GMT