This is a rich and flavourful soup that is easier than you think. It is mainly seasoned with a few most common Chinese spices and seasonings. You can also use this recipe for other meat and unlock more dishes (see my next recipe)
Ingredients
Noodles of choice
500 g beef brisket
800 g pork trotter
1 green onion (for blanching)
4 slices ginger (for blanching)
3 tablespoons cooking wine (for blanching)
8 dried chillies
5 g Sichuan peppercorn
3 star anises
2 cinnamon bark
3 bay leaves
3 slices ginger
5 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon chilli bean sauce
3 tablespoons soybean sauce
5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Steps
Soak the meat in cold water to remove excess blood for at least 4 hours
Transfer to clean pot of cold water, add in ginger, green onion and cooking wine for blanching
Once boiling, leave it for 5 minutes. After that, pour the dirty water away and transfer the meat to an instant pot
In the pot, add in all spices as shown, as well as all the condiments. Add in boiling water to submerge all the ingredients
Set instant pot to “high pressure” and let cook for 30 minutes
Cook noodles according to the packaging, and vegetables of choice (optional)