Beef Noodle Soup (Pho Bo)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger (about 3 oz.)
- 1 cup thinly sliced shallots (about 4 oz.)
- 3 whole star anise (or 2 teaspoons pieces) or 1 teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick (3 in. long)
- 1 1/2 pounds boned beef chuck, rinsed and fat trimmed
- 2 1/2 quarts fat-skimmed beef broth (see notes)
- About 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Salt
- 2 cups bean sprouts (5 to 6 oz.), rinsed
- 1/4 cup very thinly sliced fresh hot red or green chilies (about 1 oz.), such as Thai, serrano, or jalapeño
- 1/2 cup rinsed fresh Thai or small regular basil leaves
- 1/2 cup rinsed fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 limes (3 oz. each), rinsed and cut into wedges
- 8 ounces boned beef sirloin steak, fat trimmed, very thinly sliced (see notes)
- 6 cups hot Cooked Rice Noodles (about 1/8 in. wide)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (including green tops)
- Hoisin sauce (optional)
- Asian red chili paste or sauce (optional)
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