Taiwan pride - Beef Noodle

Base recipe

Beef brisket - 1-1.5kg, cut into 4cm cubes

Group A
4 Spring onion - cut side ways
6 ginger slices
6 cloves garlic
1 red chilli pepper, halved

Group B
2 tomatos, peeled and quartered
1 onion, quartered
2 carrots, in chunks

Coriander - to serve
Plain noodle - to serve

Spice base:

Group A
Black bean paste - 3 tbsp
Taiwan BBQ sauce 沙茶醬 - 2 tbsp
Chilli paste - 1 tsp

Group B
Soya sauce - 100-150ml
Rice wine - 3 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Star anise (optional) - 3 pieces

1. Briefly boil beef cubes in boiling water to wash out the blood, set aside
2. Fry Group A ingredients and spice base on medium heat, set aside
3. Fry Group B ingredients and spice base, plus the beef cubes from step 1., add mixture from step 2.
4. Add 1-1.5 litre of water or beef stock
5. Cook on low heat for 2 hours (minimum)
6. Sprinkle spring onion / preserved cabbage / coriander to serve

chicken sate and seafood noodle

chicken sate and seafood noodle
Originally uploaded by chowen

200g plain noodle (2 types of noodles were used for this recipe)
100g smoked salmon
1/2 spring onion, sliced sideways

300g chicken, cut into strips
skew onto wooden sticks
season with salt and pepper

Satay sauce:
1 small onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 fresh red chili
1 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
1/2 lemon juice

1. Cook noodle as according to package instruction.
2. Soak in cold water to retain its texture, drain
3. Flake the smoked fish and scatter with spring onion with the noodle
4. Place chicken skewers on a flat pan and grill till it's cooked through

To make the satay sauce:
1. fry onion and garlic in some oil
2. add the rest of the ingredients
3. add water to make the sauce more 'watery' - add water bit by bit until it's completely absorbed into the sauce

cold soba

Cook soba noodle and soak in cold/ice water
Chop cucumber/fried egg into thin slice
Serve with pieces of seaweed and spring onion