Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup
INGREDIENTS
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2 lbs beef or pork soup bones
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water
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2 1/4 lbs (1 kg) beef shank
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½ of a whole roasting chicken
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4 cups (about 1 liter) chicken stock
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Spice mix (see recipe below)
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Salt, to taste (I added about a tablespoon)
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1/2 of a small Chinese radish, quartered and thinly sliced
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1 lb fresh or dried white noodles (they can really be any thickness, as long as they are wheat-based noodles rather than rice noodles, and have a nice chew when cooked)
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Hot chili oil, to taste (see recipe below)
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chopped scallion
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chopped cilantro
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5 star anise
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10 cloves
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1 cinnamon stick
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3 bay leaves
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4 large slices of ginger
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1 teaspoon fennel seeds
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½ teaspoon cumin seeds
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1 1/2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns
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1 teaspoon white peppercorns
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3 pieces dried orange peel
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3/4 cup oil
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2 star anise
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1/2 of a small cinnamon stick
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½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
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3 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes (just the regular kind you'd sprinkle on your pizza)
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon sugar
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