Comments on food, je t'aime: Niu Rou Mian (Beef Noodle Soup)

A week and still not tired of this stuff? I know I...

2011-04-27T11:19:45.354-07:00

A week and still not tired of this stuff? I know I would be.

When working with beef shank, I've always found it really hard to get it super tender and eating it when it's not super tender just isn't right.

I gotta try this out for myself! Thanks for the re...

2011-03-28T01:13:20.800-07:00

I gotta try this out for myself! Thanks for the recipe!

What a coincidence. I was writing my recipe for be...

2011-03-23T08:09:38.211-07:00

What a coincidence. I was writing my recipe for beef noodle soup when I came back to your blog for the link to your Shilin Night Market post and you had written a recipe for the same thing.

have you heard of a version using coke? never trie...

2011-03-18T10:08:24.206-07:00

have you heard of a version using coke? never tried it..but was curious as to how it would maybe tenderize the meat

Braised beef shanks every day of the week? Yes ple...

2011-03-17T17:52:41.234-07:00

Braised beef shanks every day of the week? Yes please! I probably would have had it with rice a few times to take a break from the noodles though. But if you're not sick of it, then you may as well eat it all. I love beef with star anise. Any idea what was in your spice packet?

Any reason you use chicken stock instead of beef s...

2011-03-17T11:42:50.605-07:00

Any reason you use chicken stock instead of beef stock?

may i offer a suggestion, or two? these have worke...

2011-03-16T10:54:24.589-07:00

may i offer a suggestion, or two? these have worked for me:

1. While boiling the beef shanks, start the broth pot by sweating the onions in some oil.

2. Add cilantro stems and the white parts of green onion to the broth.

Mmmm! My friend's dad makes a mean beef shanks...

2011-03-16T09:10:13.845-07:00

Mmmm! My friend's dad makes a mean beef shanks noodle... His secret is to save a big bowl of the soup from the braising liquid and use it for the next batch so all flavors from the previous batches is transferred over.

rawr i want esp since its finals now haha

2011-03-16T01:15:20.376-07:00

rawr i want esp since its finals now haha