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Ingredients

• ✓ beef pho flavor paste
• fried shallot
• thai basil
• bean sprout
• white sugar
• lime
• sirloin steak
• beef pho meatball
• rice noodle
• cilantro
• scallion
• salt
• cinnamon stick
• star anise
• fish sauce
• onion
• beef oxtail
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring water and oxtail to a boil in a pot. Skim the foam and oil off the surface. Add 1 onion, fish sauce, star anise, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in pho flavor paste; cover loosely with a lid. Reduce heat and simmer broth for at least 6 hours.
2. 2 Cut the remaining onion in half and slice very thinly. Place in a bowl with scallions and cilantro.
3. 3 Place noodles in a large bowl and rinse. Cover with warm water and let soak for 1 hour.
4. 4 Drop meatballs into the soup 20 minutes before broth is done.
5. 5 Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Drain noodles and dip into the boiling water for 30 seconds. Transfer noodles into 8 large bowls.
6. 6 Top each bowl with sliced sirloin. Ladle in broth, meatballs, and oxtail. Taste and season as needed. Squeeze 1 or 2 lime wedges into each bowl and mix in 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Top with the cilantro-onion mixture, bean sprouts, basil, and shallots.

By christybell71