• Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup | 牛肉麵  Niúròu miàn
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Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup is a popular Taiwanese soup . . . so popular, it's the National Dish of Taiwan.  (Yes, there really is a national dish!)
This Beef Noodle Soup recipe is from my Uncle.  Great for warming you up on a cold day.  I've modified it so we could use the slow cooker and get perfectly tender meat without cooking for hours on the stove.  

If you don't have a slow cooker, you can still cook this soup by slowly simmering for about 1 - 2 hours on a very low heat (or until the meat is tender).  

If you're curious, I'm using this 4-quart digital slow cooker.  It's not too big to take up kitchen space, but still big enough for a recipe like this. 
Tip:  If you like a stronger flavor and of course more meat, feel free to add more beef into the recipe (which will make the flavors of the soup more intense).

Ingredients:

  • 1 - 1.5 lbs. beef shank 

Vegetables for the slow cooker:
  • green onions
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 - 3 carrots
  • 1 tomato
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • ginger (small 3" piece)

Spices:
  • 1/2 tsp. fennel
  • 3 star anise
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick
  • 3 - 4 dried chilis 
  • 2 - 4 Tbsp. rice wine (for deglazing) 

Slow cooker broth ingredients:
  • 6 cups filtered water
  • 6 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. beef bouillon paste

Noodles & other soup ingredients:
  • knife-cut frozen noodles
  • baby bok choy 
  • pickled mustard greens
  • fresh red chilis
  • cilantro (garnish)

Ready in Total Time:  6 hr. 40 min.

Prep Time = 40 min.
Cook Time =  6 hr. *  

Preparation:
For the full preparation method and instructions, watch my YouTube video tutorial here. 

*Cook times:
  1. Blanch the beef & cut into smaller pieces
  2. Put beef and cut vegetables into your slow cooker
  3. Stir fry the spices & put into the slow cooker
  4. Add the broth ingredients into the slow cooker & set to cook
  5. Slow cooker Recommended Cook Times:
                             High Heat:  6 - 8 hours
                             Low Heat:  9 - 10 hours
   6.    When ready to serve, cook the noodles, bok choy and assemble the soup 

Note:  Slow cooker temperatures and cooking times may vary by brand due to the settings.