Beef broth
3.5 kg beef bones
2 cinnamon sticks
4 whole star anise
6 garlic cloves, peeled
2 white onions, peeled and roughly chopped
5 cm fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
15 - 20 ml fish sauce
65 ml dark soya sauce
For the bowl
1.5 kg vermicelli noodles
300 g beef fillet, frozen to slice thinly
250 ml spring onion, thinly sliced
500 ml bean shoots
To serve
125 ml thinly sliced red chilli (enough to split between 10 bowls)
25 ml fish sauce per chilli bowl (optional)
METHOD BEEF BROTH
METHOD FOR THE BOWL