Sour beef & noodle soup

Delicious and fresh soup alternative with kick of chilli and lime.

Recipe «Sour beef & noodle soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 500g Coles porterhouse steak, 200g flat rice noodles, 4 cups chicken stock, 2 lemongrass sticks, white part only, 1 lime, pared rind, plus 1/3 cup lime juice , 2 cm ginger piece, peeled, thinly sliced, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 2 spring onions, thinly sliced , 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked, 1 cup mint leaves, 2 red chillies , sliced.

Ingredients:

• 500g Coles porterhouse steak 
• 200g flat rice noodles 
• 4 cups chicken stock 
• 2 lemongrass sticks, white part only 
• 1 lime, pared rind, plus 1/3 cup lime juice 
• 2 cm ginger piece, peeled, thinly sliced 
• 1 tbsp fish sauce 
• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced 
• 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked 
• 1 cup mint leaves 
• 2 red chillies , sliced 

Instructions

1. Place steak on a tray and freeze for 2 hrs, until semi-firm. Place noodles in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 mins, until soft. Drain.
2. Bring stock and 2 cups of water to the boil in a large saucepan. Crush lemongrass and cut into 2cm pieces. Add to stock with lime rind and juice, ginger and fish sauce. Simmer for 2 mins.
3. Thinly slice the chilled beef. Remove soup from heat. Add noodles and beef to soup. Stir to combine. The heat of the broth will cook the thin beef slices. Serve in bowls topped with spring onion, coriander, mint and chilli.