Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup (兰州拉面)
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Aromatic beef noodle soup with hand-pulled noodles in a rich, spiced broth made from beef bones and warming aromatics. Deeply flavorful and comforting. A traditional Chinese favorite.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 2 to 3 lb beef shin bones ((*see footnote 1))
- 2 lb untrimmed beef flank (, or brisket, or round roast (*see footnote 2), cut into 3” (7 cm) pieces)
- 2 Chinese scallions (or 4 green onions, white part, cut to 4” (10 cm) pieces)
- 1 thumb ginger (, sliced)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 5 Chinese dried chili peppers
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 teaspoons salt ((or to taste))
- 1 small daikon radish (, peeled and sliced to 1/2” (5 mm) quarters)
- 1.3 to 2 lbs fresh Lanzhou noodles
- Homemade Chinese chili oil ((for serving))
- Extra salt ((for serving))
- Cilantro (, chopped (for garnish))
- Green onion (, sliced (for garnish))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 200M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 35m
- Sodium
- 1772mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1186mg
- Calcium
- 86mg
- Iron
- 11mg
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- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1772MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.