4 vietnamese beef soup lemon Recipes

bean thread noodles, canned beef broth, onions, thickly sliced, thick slices fresh ginger (about 1 1/4 oz), fish sauce (nam pla), garlic cloves, halved, star anise, flank steak, trimmed , thinly sliced crosswise, head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced, green onions, thinly sliced, lemon wedges

fat free low-sodium beef broth, onion, sliced into paper -thin rings, peeled fresh gingerroot (about the size of quarters), stalk lemongrass, cleaned, leaves removed (do not substitute lemon zest or juice(the flavor is not at all the same), cinnamon stick (i use broken pieces of stick , about 1 tsp total), whole black peppercorn, beef sirloin tip , cut into very thin slices (ask the butcher to slice it paper thin(i like to buy beef for sukiyaki at the oriental market), fresh bean sprout, rinsed and drained, fresh thai basil, rinsed and dried, fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed and dried (coriander), limes, cut into wedges, flat rice noodles (i prefer noodles about 1/4 inch wide), sambal oelek (optional) or sriracha sauce (optional), sliced serrano peppers (optional) or jalapeno chile (optional), fish sauce (nam pla) (optional), hoisin sauce (optional)

fresh spinach, stalks removed, lean steak fillets, cut into thin slices about 2in long, shallots, finely sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, fish sauce, fresh ground black pepper, chicken broth, lemon juice, sugar, red chili pepper , deseeded and chopped