Asian Chicken Macaroni Soup by What To Cook Today

– 3 lbs beef shank/shin (cut into large chunks, don’t cut too small or they will break into small pieces)
– Cooking oil
– 3 tsp brown sugar
– 1 large onion (peeled and halved)
– 8 stalks of green onions (remove roots and halved)
– 3- inch knob of ginger
– 2 star anise
– 4 fresh bay leaves (or 6 dried bay leaves)
– 4 cups water
– 1 cup store-bought low-sodium beef broth
– 2 tbsp rice vinegar
– 1 lb of Asian noodles (flat rice noodles, thick wheat noodles, or linguine/fettucine is a good choice too)
– 3 tbsp dou ban jiang (Chinese broad bean paste)
– 2 tbsp Taiwan BBQ Sauce (Sha Cha jiang)
– 2 tbsp tomato paste
– 1 cup of Chinese rice wine
– 2 stalks of green onion,finely chopped
– 2 cups Pickled Asian mustard greens (roughly chopped)

Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 min