Vietnamese Beef Pho

Ingredients

• 2 lb beef bones (approx.)
• 2 lb braising beef ribs
• 2 lb oxtail
• cold water (as needed)
• 4 large onions
• 5 inches fresh ginger
• 6 garlic cloves
• 6 whole star anise
• 8 cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tsp black peppercorns
• salt (1/4 tsp per L/qt of liquid)
• 12 cups beef broth
• 2 tsp fish sauce (or to taste)
• 1 tsp rock sugar (or regular sugar)
• 8 oz thin rice noodles
• 1 small white onion
• 2 green onions
• 2 whole serrano chilies
• 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1 small bunch Thai basil
• 1 fresh lemon
• Sriacha sauce (optional)
• oyster sauce (optional)
• 12 oz thinly-sliced tenderloin*