Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup) | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 large white onion, peeled and halved
• 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, halved lengthwise
• 5 star anise
• 4 whole cloves
• 3 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds
• 8 cups good-quality beef stock (or chicken or vegetable stock)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• fine sea salt, to taste
• 8 ounces raw steak*, very thinly sliced
• 7 ounces uncooked thin rice noodles