Pho

Make Pho at home

Ingredients

• 3 lb beef bones (knuckle and marrow)
• 1 lb beef brisket or chuck
• 1 large onion, halved and charred
• 3-inch piece ginger, halved and charred
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp rock sugar or sugar
• 1 lb dried flat rice noodles
• 8 oz thin-sliced raw beef sirloin
• Bean sprouts, Thai basil, cilantro, lime wedges, sliced chili

How it's made

1. Parboil the bones for 5 minutes, drain, and rinse well to keep the broth clear.
2. Char the onion and ginger over a flame or under a broiler until blackened in spots, then rinse.
3. Return bones to a clean pot with 5 quarts water, brisket, onion, ginger, and the toasted spices; simmer gently for 3 hours, skimming foam.
4. Remove the brisket when tender, cool, and slice thin; strain the broth and season with fish sauce and sugar.
5. Soak or cook the rice noodles per package directions and divide among bowls.
6. Top with brisket and raw sirloin slices; ladle boiling broth over so the raw beef cooks.
7. Serve with herbs, sprouts, lime, and chili on the side.