Recipe combined with “Pho Beef Soup” recipe: Pho Beef Soup
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tbsp OIL
• 2 Thick Slices Beef Shank (large marrow bones)
• 2 lbs Beef Oxtail, cut into pieces
• 1 (6 inch) piece of fresh ginger
• 6 whole star anise
• 1 tsp fennel seed
• 1 tsp whole coriander seeds
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cardamon pod
• 3 qt water
• 1 onion, halved
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp white sugar (or lump sugar)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 Tbsp fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp sou sauce
• 1 (16 oz) pkg fresh rice noodles
• 1 cup fresh bean spouts, or to taste
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, sliced into rings, or to taste

1.  Heat oil in large pot over medium high heat.
2.  Cook beef shank, oxtail pieces & ginger in hot oil, turning occasionally until browned, 3      to 5 min per side.
3.  Add star anise, fennel seed, coriander seed, cloves, cinnamon stick & cardamon pod        to the pot & saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4.  Stir water, onion, garlic, sugar & bay leaf into beef mixture; bring to boil, reduce heat to       low & simmer until broth is flavorful & meat is falling off bone, 5 to 6 hours.
5.  Remove meat & reserve.
6.  Strain broth into a pot; discard strained spices & vegetables.
7.  Chop beef shank meat & add to broth in pot.
8.  Stir in fish sauce & soy sauce.
9.  Bring broth to a simmer & reduce heat to low to keep warm.
10. Place rice noodles in a large bowl & cover with hot water until softened, about 5 min.
11. Drain & rinse in cold water.

Place a handful of bean sprouts in the bottom of a large soup bowl. Top wtih a large handful of prepared rice noodles & drop a few jalapeno slices over noodles. Ladle beef broth into bowl to cover noodles.