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Cinnamon Beef Noodle Soup
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Cuisine: Asian | Course Type: Soups and Stews
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Recipe Reviews
aj12754 from Montclair, NJ
This soup was absolutely delicious with a subtle Asian flavor. The cinnamon offers more an intriguing aroma to the soup rather than flavor to the soup.
You can use pre-cut stewing beef, but I purchased a chuck roast and cut it into pieces of the appropriate size and - it could be my imagination but -- the meat just seemed to taste better.
The prep is very easy -- takes maybe 15 minutes -- but the soup has to simmer for about 90 minutes to bring out all the flavors and have them blend harmoniously. The meat has a wonderful tenderness and flavor by the time it is ready to be plated.
We tried it with -- and without -- the cilantro the recipe calls for and two of us preferred it without (although both are cilantro-lovers generally) and one preferred it with.
The recipe was easy to halve and --other than the beef -- has next to no fat. This recipe is also available in the latest FC "special issue" called "Soups and Stews". Unfortunately, it is not available at the FC website.
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