22 beef soup pho Recipes

oxtails , cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces and trimmed of fat, gingerroot, unpeeled (3 inch), onion, halved and unpeeled, nuoc nam (fish sauce), whole star anise, cinnamon sticks, fennel seed, bay leaves, rice noodles (1/4 inch), scallions, sliced thin, tightly packed fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped, parsley, roughly chopped, basil , whole fresh plants, mung bean sprouts, limes, cut into wedges and red chile paste (optional) or 3 large sliced fresh hot chili peppers (optional), filet mignon , trimmed of fat and sliced very thin

white onion, sliced thin (1 medium onion), garlic cloves (sliced thin), ginger (fresh , about a 2-3 inch piece, peeled and thin sliced), whole star anise , bruised (or 1/2 tsp anise seeds), fresh ground black pepper (to taste), chicken broth, sugar, asian fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc nam), linguine-style rice noodles, top round steaks , sliced extremely thin (chicken breast can be substituted), coriander, fresh, thai basil (or other fresh basil), serrano chilies, thin sliced (or jalapenos), bean sprouts (generous handful), lime, cut into wedges, hoisin sauce, hot sauce