*16 oz. Shahe rice noodles
*6 oz. each of beef and towel
gourd
*1 c. oxtail soup
*2 sticks lemongrass
*a dash of onion pellets
Beef Marinade:
*1 t. each of light soy sauce
and sugar
*1 dash each of oil, potato
starch, pepper and chopped
lemongrass
Serving Sauce:
*1.5 t. potato starch
*1 T. oyster sauce
*5 T. water
Method:
1. Cut the Shahe rice noodles
into strips (thick or thin
as you like); cut the
lemongrass into lengths.
2. Slice the beef, marinate it
with marinade for half an
hour; scald it in hot oil
until tender and bring the
serving sauce to boil.
3. Cut edges off towel gourd,
cut it into pieces and
scald in boiling water.
4. Bring oxtail soup to boil;
add the lemongrass; boil
over slow heat for 5
minutes; remove and add
adequate amount of salt to
season.
5. Scald the Shahe rice
noodles until cooked, put
them separately in bowls,
remove beef and towel
gourd; pour the boiling
oxtail soup in and
sprinkle onion pellets
over for serving.