Pho Bo

Ingredients

• 2 kg beef bones
• 500 g oxtail
• 400 g flank steak
• 500 g rice noodles
• 2 large onion
• 80 g ginger
• 4 star anise
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 6 cloves
• 4 tbsp fish sauce
• 30 g rock sugar
• 30 g thai basil
• 200 g bean sprouts
• 2 lime

Steps

1. Blanch the bones and oxtail, then rinse.
2. Cover with 4 L water and simmer 3 hours.
3. Char the onion and ginger until blackened.
4. Add to the broth with toasted spices.
5. Simmer 90 more minutes and strain.
6. Season with fish sauce and sugar.
7. Slice the flank paper-thin against the grain.
8. Place cooked noodles in bowls and top with the raw slices.
9. Pour boiling broth over.
10. Serve with herbs, sprouts, and lime.