Chinese Five-Spice Noodle Soup (Serves 8)
Here's what you will need:
· 1 Celebrity Flank Steak (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
(may substitute brisket or other lean cut)
· 8 cups water
· 1/4 cup soy sauce
· 2 Tbsp. ginger, minced
· 1 tsp. sugar
· 1 tsp. salt
· 1 tsp. sesame oil
· 1 tsp. sherry
· 1 1/2 tsp. Chinese Five Spice powder
(or grind your own - star anise, cinnamon,
whole clove, fennel seed, whole peppercorns)
· 1 tsp. ground Sichuan pepper or white pepper
· 4 hot red fresh or dried red chiles (Thai or Serrano), cut into 1 inch lengths
· 3 green onions, diced
· Cilantro, chopped, for garnish
· 1 pkg. Celebrity Spaghetti (1 lb.)
Place flank steak in heavy pot on stovetop. Add all ingredients except for green onions and cilantro, and bring to boil. Cover pot loosely, allowing a little of the moisture to evaporate, and reduce heat to lowest possible simmer. Cook for about 2 hours, then remove steak and slice against grain into 2-inch chunks. Reduce liquid in pot to about 8 cups of liquid, then strain the soup to remove all of the solid ingredients. Place cut meat into strained liquid on stovetop and keep warm. Follow package directions for spaghetti , then drain cooked noodles. Place cooked noodles in individual deep soup bowls. Add meat and soup. Top with diced green onion and chopped cilantro.
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