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Japanese Beef Soup

Source of Recipe


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Asian Cooking






List of Ingredients



• 8 ounces beef flank steak, trimmed of fat, cut into 2-inch pieces
  
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
  
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
  
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  
• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
  
• 4 cups chicken stock
  
• 2 cups water
  
• 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  
• 1/2 cup julienne of shiitake mushroom caps
  
• 1/2 cup julienne of carrot
  
• 1/2 cup snow peas
  
• 2 Tbsp soybean sauce*
  
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  
• 2 tsp beef-stock paste
  
• 1 cup fresh udon noodles
  
• 2 tsp garlic, thinly sliced and fried**
  
• 2 Tbsp thinly sliced green onion
  
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  






Instructions



1. Place flank steak pieces into a medium-size bowl. Add sugar, sesame seeds, sesame oil and oyster sauce. Mix well and marinate in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
   
   
2. Heat a grill to medium-high heat and grill beef until it is cooked medium, about 2 minutes on each side. Heat a wok over high heat. Add chicken stock, water, fish sauce, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, snow peas, soybean sauce, black pepper and beef-stock paste. Bring to a boil.
   
   
3. Place noodles in a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 6 minutes. Drain noodles and divide between 2 bowls. Place cooked beef on top of noodles and ladle soup over top. Garnish with fried garlic, green onion and cilantro.
   
   Makes 2 servings.
   
   * Soybean sauce is different from soy sauce. Look for it at stores with a large supply of Asian foods.
   
   ** To fry garlic: Heat a small pan with 1/2 teaspoon canola oil over medium-high heat and add the garlic. Stir-fry about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and spoon into another container to cool.