Step 1

Red Braised BeefHeat up a pot of water, and once the water is boiling, add the beef to the water. As soon as it is pretty much mostly looking brown on the outside, remove from the water. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Now heat a pan to medium high heat, ginger, and add scallions and garlic to the pan for about a minute.

Step 5

Then add the chili bean paste. Heat for another minute.

Step 7

Add the chunks of blanched beef in to the pan. Stir fry for about 5 minutes, and then add tomatoes. Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice wine. Cook another 2 minutes.

Step 9

Transfer to a medium sized pot.

Step 11

Add enough water to cover the beef in the pot. Bring to a boil, and then add star anise and salt as desired. Add remaining 4 tbsp of soy sauce.

Step 13

Lower the heat and cover and let simmer for about 2 hours to 2.5 hours, or until desired tenderness.

Step 15

Remove from heat and you can serve as an entree or serve with noodles, veggies and a boiled egg to make Taiwanese noodle soup!

Step 17

Beef Noodle SoupCook noodles according to the package instructions. This usually consists of boiling a pot of water and adding the noodles, and then adding water to cook it completely. However, each type of noodle cooks differently so follow the instructions!

Step 19

When done, remove the noodles from the water. Add bok choy to the boiling water and an egg to cook for 3 minutes, then remove from heat.

Step 21

In a bowl, add noodles, bok choy, egg, and red braised beef (including beef, broth and tomatoes). Also, add scallions, cilantro, pickled green mustard, and red chili oil/sauce as desired and serve!