Beef Noodles 
From Singapore Hotels & Singapore Lifestyle
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Beef Noodles is one dish where you do not have much choice of noodles as most places only offer it with Chor Bee Hoon, although you can opt to eat the beef with steamed white rice.
Beef noodles is basically Chor Bee Hoon and beef strips or Beef Balls covered by a thick gravy. The Chor Bee Hoon is blanched in boiling water only when you place your order. The thinly sliced beef strips are dipped into the boiling water so that it is just cooked and the meat is tender. The Beef Balls have been prepared beforehand, but these are also dipped into boiling water for a few seconds. The meat, slices or balls, are then placed on top of the noodles before a thick starchy gravy made from beef stock, soya sauce, star aniseed, cloves and cinnamon is ladled over everything. This is then garnished with parsley or cut salted vegetables. You know you have come across a treasure when the stock is so thick and rich like beef essence, and the meat slices are tender and the beef balls crunchy.
This is the dry version of Beef Noodles. If you order the soup version with the noodles on the side, the gravy will just be ladled over the Chor Bee Hoon and the meats will be served in a thin beef-based broth that is full of flavour. The rice will be served plain.
Variations of Beef Noodles have since appeared with more beef items being added to the basic recipe: tripe, tendons, brisket and flank. Try the tendon as it adds a different jelly-like texture to the mix.
Regardless of which type of Beef Noodles you order, the coup de grace is the chilli sauce. This is often specially made by the stalls and each one will have a signature stamp. Dip your beef pieces into the chilli before eating or, if you are really brave, pour a small portion into the noodle mix.
