DUTCH OVEN: Beef Udon Soup

Flavors: Umami, sesame, miso

Dear Bing’s Dumplings,

Please re-open. I miss your Braised Beef Noodle soup.

Can we agree that homemade broth is better? But it takes SO MUCH TIME. I want to the effort of boxed broth with the taste of homemade broth. Is that possible? Kind of- sort of. By using a Dutch Oven, you can spruce up a “meh” broth pretty quickly. The Dutch Oven locks in moisture during cooking and can maintain high heat at lower temperatures.

This is no 8 hr broth, but it’s still bomb & takes 1/8 of the time.

PRO TIPS

• A Dutch oven makes this broth super bomb bomb bomb. The flavors of the broth melt together and you get that nice layer of oil on the top. I have the Amazon basics one & I love it. I feel like more expensive brands may be rip-offs. I’m totally satisfied with this one.

• This black vinegar is legitttttt. You just need a little bit and it gives the soup a tangy taste. You can use this for noodle dishes, stir fries, dumplings, and OBVIOUSLY this soup.

ingredients for broth

• 1 container of beef broth

• 2 whole star anise

• 1 tsp of fennel seeds

• 0.5 tsp black pepper

• lemon peel from half a lemon

• 1 tsp cinnamon .. or 3 cinnamon sticks if you have it

• 5 cloves of garlic

• 1 thumb size amount ginger (minced)

• 1 tsp red pepper

• 1/2 medium yellow onion

• 2 tbsp miso

• 6 green onions (the white part chopped finely)

• 5 shiitake mushrooms finely sliced

• 1 tsp brown sugar

• 1/4 cup of soy sauce

• 1 tsp Hondashi

• 2 Bay Leaves

• 1 tsp mirin

• a little vegetable / sesame oil to stir fry

what you add to the soup

• udon (I use frozen udon which has a 1 min cook time)

• baby bok choy for garnish (blanch in soup)

• sesame oil for taste

• this BOMB black vinegar

• the green part of the green onion

• sriracha (optional)

• 2 Cooked Steaks, chopped in cubes
  

what you need to do

1. Saute onion in Dutch oven until brown.

2. Add in minced garlic & sauce that till lightly browned.

3. Add in ginger and sauce for 1 min.

4. Add in mirin & get the “scrapeys” on the bottom.

5. Add the broth.

6. Add in ALL the rest of the ingredients for the broth.

7. Cover the broth and let boil on low heat for 30-45 mins.

8. Add in bok choy, blanch.

9. Add in udon to cook.

10. Dress it up with green onion, sriracha, steak, vinegar & sesame oil.

If you want other soup recipes:

• Dutch Oven Chicken Udon Soup

• Gluten Free Kimchi Miso Noodle Soup

• Pho Ga that Doesn’t Cause Hypertension