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    Home » Asian foods » Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup

    Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup

    Published: Feb 17, 2019 Modified: Mar 13, 2020 by Tracy O.This post may contain affiliate links

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    A classic and famous Chinese braised beef ho fun noodle soup uses Asian aromatic spices. Not only it taste great, but also smell fantastic. Besides, the secret to make delicious beef ho fun noodle soup is to use instant pot pressure cooker. It is faster and the meat is soft. Also, it’s only a few steps, so you can enjoy melt-in-mouth beef and juicy daikon ho fun rice noodle soup!

    Love noodle soup? Check out these laksa noodle soup, wonton noodle soup and beef pho recipes. 

    Braised beef ho fun noodles soup

    Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup (牛腩河)--Instant pot recipe

    Chinese style braised beef with radish is a popular Chinese dish in southern part of China. Often, braised beef radish serves with rice or noodles. And, braised beef ho fun noodle soup is one of the well-known noodle soups among Canton area in China.

    Beef ho fun soup is one of my favorite noodle soups. Traditionally, brisket beef is slowly cooking for hours with radish (daikon). Now, I can use instant pot pressure cooker to make them easily and the beef is so tender and moist.      

    In addition, it’s only a few steps and you can enjoy melt-in-mouth beef serve with ho fun rice noodle soup. The radish is very juicy and yummy because it absorbed the meat sauce. 

    In braised beef and radish recipe, I used the same ingredients for Asian beef stew, but different ways to cook them in pressure cooker because some people don't like daikon too soft. Check out this full braised beef and daikon recipe and video. 

    What is ho fun noodles?

    Ho fun in Chinese called Shahe fen noodles. They originated from Guangdong, China. In fact, ho fun noodles are rice noodles in white color, broad and oily. Also, the texture is elastic and a bit chewy.

    Generally, they are sold as fresh. However, the place where we live is hard to find fresh made ho fun. Most of them are refrigerated and made from California. If fresh ho fun noodles not available, you can also use dried form.

    Most of time, ho fun noodles are in strips or sheets that cut to the desired width. Personally, I like to use narrower ho fun for noodle soup and wider ho fun noodles for stir fried.

    What are the ingredients for braised beef ho fun noodle soup? 

    The main ingredients are garlic, clove, ginger, star anise, daikon, beef and ho fun noodles. Most of people use brisket beef. However, I like to use beef chuck roast because is lesser fat and more meat. On the other hand, it is cheaper and easy to find at regular grocery store. Therefore, in this recipe I use beef chuck roast instead of beef brisket and cook them in instant pot pressure cooker.

    Ingredients for Chinese Braised beef instant pot recipe

    Cooking tip for how to cook instant pot braised beef ho fun noodle soup:

    • Put beef, radish, garlic, clove, star anise, ginger into instant pot. Then, manual for 60 minutes and natural release. 
    • When water is boiling, add ho fun noodles into water and let it cook for a minute or until the noodle is loosen up. (Remember don't over cook the noodles because the noodles are cooked, just loosen up the noodles after refrigerated and remove extra oil)

    FAQs:

    Where can I buy ho fun noodles? 

    I bought mine at Asian store. Some Asian stores don't have fresh one. You can use dried ho fun noodles if you cannot find fresh one. 

    What kind of beef do you use? 

    Most of people use brisket beef. However, I like to use beef chuck roast because is lesser fat and more meat. On the other hand, it is cheaper and easy to find at regular grocery store. In this recipe, I use beef chuck roast instead of beef brisket.

    Instructions for how to make braised beef ho fun noodle soup:

    1. Wash the radish, peel off skin and chop them into big chunks

    radish daikon cut into big pieces

    2. Wash the beef chuck roast and cut them into chunks

    beef chuck roast instant pot

    3. Wash star anise and clove. Then, put star anise, clove, ginger, garlic, beef, and radish into an instant pot. After that, add oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, and water into the pot and mix them.

    put braised beef ingredients into instant pot

    4. Close the lid and vent and put button manual on high pressure for 60 minuets, then natural release.

    boiling ho fun noodles

    5. Boil water in a pot. When water is boiling, add ho fun noodles into water and let it cook for a minute or until the noodle is loosen up. (Remember don't over cook the noodles, the purpose is to loosen up the noodles after refrigerated and remove extra oil.)

    cooked ho fun noodles

    6. When the braised beef radish is ready, put the beef, radish and the sauce in the bowl of ho fun noodles. Then, chop some green onion and topping for the noodle soup.

    Chinese braised beef noodles soup instant pot recipe

    7. Enjoy this tasty and simple instant pot braised beef ho fun noodle soup recipe! Also, check out these crispy pan fried noodles, instant noodles stir fry and chicken udon stir fry recipes. 

    braised beef ho fun noodles soup instant pot recipe

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    Chinese braised beef noodles soup instant pot recipe

    Braised Beef Ho Fun Noodle Soup

    Braised beef ho fun noodle soup is one of the well-known noodle soups among Canton area in China. Beef ho fun soup is one of my favorite noodles soup. Now, I can use instant pot pressure cooker to make them easily and tasty that the beef is so tender.     
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Noodles, Soup
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Resting time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 444kcal
    Author: Tracy O.

    Ingredients

    • 1 pack Fresh ho fun rice noodles (around 32 oz or 2 pounds)

    BRAISED BEEF RADISH:

    • 1 medium-large Radish (daikon)
    • 2 pounds Beef chuck roast boneless
    • 5 slices Ginger
    • 4 cloves Garlic
    • 5 pieces Star anise
    • 6 pieces Clove
    • 2 sticks Green onion
    • 3 tablespoons Oyster sauce
    • 3 tablespoons Soy sauce
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 tablespoons Brown sugar
    • 1 cup Water

    Instructions

    • Wash the radish, peel off skin and chop them into big chunks
    • Wash the beef chuck roast and cut them into chunks
    • Wash star anise and clove. Then, put star anise, clove, ginger, garlic, beef, and radish into an instant pot. After that, add oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, and water into the pot and mix them.
    • Close the lid and vent and put button manual on high pressure for 60 minuets then natural release
    • Boil water in a pot. When water is boiling, add ho fun noodles into water and let it cook for a minute or until the noodle is loosen up. (Remember don’t over cook the noodles because the noodles are already cooked, just loosen up the noodles after refrigerated and remove extra oil)
    • When the braised beef radish is done, put the beef, radish and the sauce in the bowl of ho fun noodles. Then, chop some green onion and topping for the noodle soup.

    Notes

    Cooking tip for how to cook instant pot braised beef ho fun noodle soup:

    • Put beef, radish, garlic, clove, star anise, ginger into instant pot. Then, manual for 60 minutes and natural release. 
    • When water is boiling, add ho fun noodles into water and let it cook for a minute or until the noodle is loosen up. (Remember don't over cook the noodles because the noodles are already cooked, just loosen up the noodles after refrigerated and remove extra oil.)

    Nutrition

    Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 1140mg | Potassium: 570mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 4mg
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