Crispy Fried Pho – Red Boat Fish Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb beef tenderloin
• 1/3 lb cải ngồng/yu choy/choy sum (alternative: bok choy)
• 3 oz carrots
• 3 oz white onion
• 4 oz tomatoes
• 1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
• 3 cloves garlic
• 4 stalks green onion
• 20 stalks cilantro
• 6 oz dry phở noodles (this dish works best with flat Northern-style phở noodles rather than the thinner Southern-style type)
• Vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp bouillon
• 1⁄2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 tbsp Red Boat fish sauce
• 4 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp Red Boat fish sauce (or to taste)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• ½ cup water