Beef Brisket Noodle Soup (Chinese)

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Beef Brisket Noodle Soup is a Chinese dish that has many variations.
Main ingredients for the soup:
 * -Soup Base: Shacha Sauce (沙茶); soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chillis, brill fish, and fried shrimp
-Beef Brisket
-Daikon Radish
-Ginger (sliced)
-Green Onions/Scallions (chopped)
-Parsley
*-Guilin rice noodles (桂林米粉) *The noodles are cooked separately. They are not mixed with the soup while it's cooking. The soup is to be poured over the serving of noodles in the bowl. 

Yesterday was my first time trying this soup. It was an interesting combination to have beef brisket in a soup base that tasted slightly fishy. However, this is a very common mix, for example "surf n' turf". What I like about this soup is that the flavors balance together, not overpowering one another. You can taste the ginger, scallions, parsley, daikon radish, brisket and shacha sauce with each bite. The soup had aromatics
The beef brisket was so tender, it kind of felt like it was almost "melting" in your mouth when you eat it because of how soft it is. It was not brackish at all. The shacha sauce is rather savory, and just has a little bit of spice to the point where it adds flavor, but does not overwhelm the palate.  The noodles were also perfectly cooked, giving them a nice bite. This soup is very savory, and delicious.

I was lucky enough to have tried it home made.  If you go to a authentic Chinese restaurent and they happen to have this on their menu, do order it! You will not be disappointed.

YuMmY *