Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 2 pounds beef bones
- 3/4 pound flank steak,cubed
- 2 green onions
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
- 2-3 teaspoons fish sauce to taste
- 16 ounces thick rice noodles
Topping
fresh bean sprouts
fresh cilantro (coriander) leaves
fish sauce
Instructions
Add water to a large stockpot. Add bones and steak. Add green onions and ginger. Cover and bring to a boil, then turn down to low and simmer for 3 to 4 hours. Add fish sauce to taste at the end. Remove bones. Remove cubed beef. It should be tender. Shred beef and return to pot. The beef broth should be thick and rich.
In a separate pot, boil water and cook noodles and drain. Serve soup in soup bowls making sure each bowl has a share of beef pieces. Top with bean sprouts and cilantro.