Easy Taiwanese Beef Noodle

1, 1.5 lbs Beef Shank, whole
2. 2 T spoons minced garlic
3. 2 T minced ginger
4. 3T Hot Bean Paste (from Asian market, Taiwan product)
5. 2 cups chopped tomatoes
6. 1 cup cooking wine or dry red wine
7. 2 T dark soy sauce (for the color, optional)
8. 2 T light soy sauce
9. 10 cups of water
10. 2 T cooking oil
11. Any noodles 1/2 lbs, even angel hairs, cook and ready
12. Any vegetables 1/2 lbs, steamed and ready
13. Salt, Sugar, Cilantro (Optional)

a. Heat the deep cooking pan with #10.
b. Brown #2 & 3.
c. Put in #1, brown for 10 mins on both sides.
d. Add #4 and cook another 5 mins.
e. Add #5-9 till boil, reduce to simmer or low heat, cover and cook 2 hours,
f. Take out the beef and keep it in the refrigerator till it cold, then, slice them in thin pieces.
g. Add more soy sauce/salt, sugar, cilantro as you wish in the soup.
h. Place #11 & 12 on top and sliced beef in a soup bowl and scoop the soup onto it.
i. Yummy! mmmmmmmmmm