A broth that has a beautiful deep flavour, served with seared, blushing medium rare steak and beautiful thick udon noodles.
350 g of udon noodles
At least 2 big handfuls of ice
250 g of bok choy washed, remove the stem from the leaf
2 L of vegetable stock
1 thumb sized piece of ginger peeled
3 garlic cloves peeled
2 star anise
Light soy sauce for seasoning
One 750 g portion of blade steak at room temperature 1 inch thick (if you can't find blade steak, the scotch fillet and porterhouse steak are other good options)
1 tablespoon of light oil such as grape-seed oil or canola oil
1 spring onion thinly sliced for garnish
Sesame seeds for garnish
Salt and pepper for seasoning