Pho bo (Vietnamese beef and noodle soup)

Name: Pho bo (Vietnamese beef and noodle soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 1 brown onion; 6 cm piece fresh ginger; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon quill; 1 tsp mixed peppercorns; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 450 g beef bones; 1400 g water; 80 g fish sauce; 1 tbsp lime juice; ¼ tsp salt; 2 pinches ground white pepper; 300 - 350 g flat rice stick noodles; boiling water; 300 - 350 g beef fillet steaks; 2 - 3 spring onions/shallots; 8 - 10 sprigs fresh coriander; 6 - 8 sprigs fresh mint; 2 sprigs fresh Thai basil; 100 g fresh bean sprouts; 1 - 2 fresh long red chillies; 1 - 2 limes; 30 - 50 g soy sauce

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Prep. 15min

Total 2h

6 portions

Ingredientes

brown onion (approx. 150 g), cut into halves
1
piece fresh ginger peeled and cut into slices
6 cm
star anise
2
cinnamon quill
1
mixed peppercorns
1 tsp
coriander seeds
1 tsp
fennel seeds
1 tsp
beef bones cut into pieces (see Tips)
450 g
water
1400 g
fish sauce
80 g
lime juice (approx. 1 lime)
1 tbsp
salt
¼ tsp
ground white pepper
2 pinches
flat rice stick noodles (approx. 6 mm wide)
300 - 350 g
boiling water for soaking
beef fillet steaks partially frozen, cut into thin slices (approx. 3 mm thickness)
300 - 350 g
spring onions/shallots trimmed and cut into thin slices diagonally, to serve
2 - 3
fresh coriander leaves only, to serve
8 - 10 sprigs
fresh mint leaves only, to serve
6 - 8 sprigs
fresh Thai basil leaves only, to serve
2 sprigs
fresh bean sprouts to serve
100 g
fresh long red chillies deseeded if preferred and cut into thin slices, to serve
1 - 2
limes cut into cheeks, to serve
1 - 2
soy sauce to serve
30 - 50 g