Vietnamese Pho: The Perfect Authentic Beef Noodle Soup Recipe

Name: Vietnamese Pho: The Perfect Authentic Beef Noodle Soup Recipe
Total time: 300 min
Ingredients: 5 lbs Beef Marrow and Knuckle Bones; 12 quarts Water (Filtered water preferred); 1 lb Flank Steak or Sirloin (Whole piece for simmering); 1 large Yellow Onion (Halved, unpeeled, and charred); 4-inch piece Ginger Root (Halved, unpeeled, and charred); 2 tablespoons Rock Sugar (or Granulated Sugar); 1/4 cup Fish Sauce (High Quality); 1 tbsp coarse Salt (To taste); 8 pods Star Anise (Lightly toasted); 2 large sticks Cinnamon Stick (Cassia, lightly toasted); 3 pods Black Cardamom Pods (Lightly toasted and slightly crushed); 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds (Lightly toasted); 1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds (Lightly toasted); 6 whole Cloves (Lightly toasted); 5 lbs Dried Flat Rice Noodles (Bánh Phở, medium width); 1 lb Flank Steak or Tenderloin (Sliced extremely thin for rare/medium-rare serving); 1/2 small Red Onion (Thinly sliced); 6 stalks Spring Onion (Scallions, green parts, thinly sliced); 1 cup Fresh Cilantro (Coriander, rough chopped); 1 small bag Bean Sprouts (For garnish); 2 large Limes (Cut into wedges); 1 bunch Thai Basil or Vietnamese Mint; 2-3 Red Chilies (e.g., Bird's Eye, thinly sliced, optional heat); Hoisin Sauce & Sriracha (To serve on the side)

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Ingredients

5 lbs Beef Marrow and Knuckle Bones
12 quarts Water (Filtered water preferred)
1 lb Flank Steak or Sirloin (Whole piece for simmering)
1 large Yellow Onion (Halved, unpeeled, and charred)
4-inch piece Ginger Root (Halved, unpeeled, and charred)
2 tablespoons Rock Sugar (or Granulated Sugar)
1/4 cup Fish Sauce (High Quality)
1 tbsp coarse Salt (To taste)
8 pods Star Anise (Lightly toasted)
2 large sticks Cinnamon Stick (Cassia, lightly toasted)
3 pods Black Cardamom Pods (Lightly toasted and slightly crushed)
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds (Lightly toasted)
1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds (Lightly toasted)
6 whole Cloves (Lightly toasted)
5 lbs Dried Flat Rice Noodles (Bánh Phở, medium width)
1 lb Flank Steak or Tenderloin (Sliced extremely thin for rare/medium-rare serving)
1/2 small Red Onion (Thinly sliced)
6 stalks Spring Onion (Scallions, green parts, thinly sliced)
1 cup Fresh Cilantro (Coriander, rough chopped)
1 small bag Bean Sprouts (For garnish)
2 large Limes (Cut into wedges)
1 bunch Thai Basil or Vietnamese Mint
2-3 Red Chilies (e.g., Bird's Eye, thinly sliced, optional heat)
Hoisin Sauce & Sriracha (To serve on the side)