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Ingredients

• 5 to 6 pounds of beef knuckles or leg bones
• 6 quarts cold water
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 4-inch piece of fresh ginger, halved lengthwise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 6 star anise
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 black cardamom pod (see note below)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1-inch piece yellow rock sugar (see note below)
• 1 pound small (1/8-inch wide) dried or fresh “banh pho” noodles (see note)
• 1/2 pound raw eye of round, sirloin or tri-tip steak, thinly sliced across the grain (see note)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced onions (see note)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
• Sprigs of fresh mint and/or Asian/Thai basil
• Bean sprouts
• Thinly sliced red chilies (such as Thai bird)
• Lime wedges
• Fish sauce
• Hoisin sauce