PHO 10 RECIPES

Steps:

• Saute the onion and ginger cut-side down over hot oil until slightly charred. Set aside.
• In a large pot, heat the staranise, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and coriander over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add in the charred onion, ginger, beef stock, and stir.
• When your broth reaches a simmer, reduce to heat to medium-low and allow the soup to simmer for 30 more minutes.
• Strain and discard the solid ingredients and stir in the fish sauce and sweetener into the hot broth. Season to taste.
• As your broth simmers, cook the rice noodles on a separate pot according to package instructions.
• Drain then briefly rinse the noodles with cold water to prevent them from continuing to cook.
• Start by portioning the noodles in serving bowls, followed by the steak.
• Pour the simmering broth and submerge the steak completely so it cooks.
• Top each bowl with your preferred garnish and finish it off with a squeeze of lime.
• Serve hot with sriracha and hoisin sauce on the side.

Steps:

• In a stockpot, cover oxtails with 3 quarts water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Meanwhile, arrange onions and ginger on a baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat until charred, 5-8 minutes, turning once. Peel off and discard charred skin from onion and ginger.
  In a dry skillet over medium heat, cook and stir spices until fragrant, 3-5 minutes. Drain and discard water from oxtails; return oxtails to clean pan. Cover with 3 quarts water. Stir in onions, ginger, toasted spices, fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 6 hours. While cooking, add water to keep oxtails covered with water.
  Remove oxtails and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove and discard bones. Set beef aside for soup or save for another use. Strain stock through a cheesecloth-lined colander, discarding solids. If using immediately, skim fat. Or, refrigerate 8 hours or overnight; remove fat from surface. Broth can be covered and refrigerated up to 3 days or frozen 4 to 6 months., For the shrimp, in a shallow dish, combine oil, fish sauce, sriracha, lime zest and oregano. Add shrimp and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375°. Drain and discard marinade. Arrange shrimp on a 15x10x1-in. baking sheet. Bake until shrimp turn pink, 8-10 minutes.
  Meanwhile, prepare noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. In a large saucepan, bring stock to a boil. If desired, season stock with additional fish sauce, salt and pepper. To serve, add noodles and, if desired, beef to serving bowls. Cover with stock. Arrange shrimp and garnishes as desired.