23 five short Recipes

fresh or dry rice noodles, tender cut of steak, thinly sliced in bite-size strips, set aside in refrigerator until use (optional), beef flank, beef meat balls, cut in half or leave whole (optional), ground white pepper, fresh bean sprouts , chinese broccoli long sliced or fresh spinach, short cilantro sprigs, green onions thinly sliced, fried garlic oil - 8 cloves of chopped garlic fried in 1/4 cup of peanut oil for topping, water, star anise or five spices, stalks lemongrass , cut in 2-inch segments and crushed, section fresh or frozen galangal, crushed (or use 6 dried pieces), head garlic cloves, crushed whole for stock, cilantro roots, up tbsp. thick black soy sauce, sea salt, side condiments, sliced hot pepper in vinegar, sugar, hot dried red pepper blended, fish sauce

fish sauce, five-spice powder (available at oriental stores), sugar, beef stew meat (1 inch thick pieces) or 4 lbs beef short ribs (1 inch thick pieces), vegetable oil, yellow sweet onion, peeled and sliced, garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed, fresh ginger, cut into 3 slices and lightly crushed, beef stock (or 2 cup water with 1 beef bouillon), stalks lemongrass, use the white part only, star anise, cinnamon stick, about 2 inches long, dried chilies or 3 thai red chili peppers, annatto seeds or 1 tsp ground annatto seed, carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally 1/4 inch thick