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Springtime Beef Lemongrass Soup

Springtime Beef Lemongrass Soup

Chicken stock infused with lemongrass and ginger, and filled with braised chuck roast, rice noodles and springtime vegetables.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Lemongrass Beef:

  • 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast
  • ¼ tsp. each kosher salt, garlic powder and black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1½ cups chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 3 trimmed and smashed lemongrass stalks
  • 2 tbsp. minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp. soy sauce and brown sugar
  • 1 whole jalapeno

For the Lemongrass Soup:

  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 5 trimmed and smashed lemongrass stalks
  • 1 tbsp. grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp. each fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar
  • 1 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 5 cups chicken stock
  • 1½ cup thinly sliced carrots
  • 1 bunch trimmed asparagus, cut in two inch pieces
  • 8 ounces pad Thai rice noodles
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
  • ½ cup sliced scallions
  • 1 lime, cut in wedges
  • 1 Fresno pepper, sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
  • Begin by making the Lemongrass Beef: Dry off the beef and sprinkle with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven on medium heat. Sear the beef on all sides. Then, add the rest of the ingredients, cover the pot, and bake for three hours.
  • After the beef has cooked for two and a half hours make the soup: In a Dutch oven on medium heat the oil, and add the garlic, ginger, and lemongrass and cook a minute. Add the chicken stock, carrots, soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.
  • Also, bring an inch of water to a boil in a three- quart saucepan. Add the asparagus and simmer covered for four minutes. Drain.
  • Also, cook the rice noodles according to the package directions. Drain.
  • Remove the beef from the oven. Remove the lemongrass and shred the beef with two forks.
  • To serve the soup, place some shredded beef, vegetables, and noodles in each bowl, and then pour the soup on top. Garnish each bowl with lime wedges, sliced peppers, scallions, and cilantro.
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