Beef Pho - Eatin' mess

Ingredients

• 1kg beef bones or oxtail
• 2 tbs salt
• 1 large onion, quartered, skin on
• 3cm knob of ginger, halved lengthways
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 star anise
• 1/4 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbs white sugar
• 500g rice noodles
• 1/2 white onion, finely sliced
• 2 stems of shallots, greens finely sliced
• 400g trimmed eye fillet or sirloin, thinly sliced
• 1/2 bunch of coriander, picked
• 1/2 bunch of mint, picked
• 1/2 Asian basil, picked – you can use regular basil if you like, its not traditional but the sweet flavour of regular basil adds a nice touch I think
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 long red chilli, finely sliced
• Chilli sauce
• Hoisin sauce