Phở bò tái

Phở bò tái is a beef phở served with thin slices of lightly cooked beef and rice noodles in aromatic broth. In her account of growing up in Hanoi, Thao Bui describes phở as a meal eaten from morning to late at night. Her recipe uses marrow bones and oxtail, charred onion and ginger, and toasted cinnamon, star anise, black cardamom and coriander seeds. Fish sauce, salt and sugar season the broth.^[1]

The sliced beef is seasoned with fish sauce, ginger and oil and briefly cooked in broth before going over the noodles. Onion or shallot, spring onion, coriander and optional mint form the garnish. Hot broth is ladled into the bowl, with lime wedges, fresh chillies and sriracha served alongside.^[1]