Oxtail Pho / Phở Đuôi Bò

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 1 hour
• total time: 13 hours

Ingredients

5 lb oxtails

32 oz pho noodles

8 quart water

1 yellow onion

2 inch knob ginger

1 medium daikon

4 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp MSG

1 inch nub rock sugar

4 dried cloves

3 dried star anise

1 dried cardamom pod

1 cinnamon stick

1 tbsp dried coriander seeds

1 tbsp dried fennel seeds

Green onions

Cilantro

White onion

Thai basil

Lime

Jalapeno

Beansprouts

Directions

Cut onion and ginger in half, char on an open flame, dry pan, or broil on high. Peel and cut the daikon into 2-inch pieces. Toast dried spices in a dry pan and put them in a spice bag

Parboil oxtails, then scrub and rinse under cold water

To a clean stock pot, add water, bring up to a boil, and add oxtails, charred aromatics, daikon, and spice bag

Bring back up to a boil, skim off the impurities, and simmer on low, covered, for one and a half hours. Remove aromatics and spice bag to clean the broth clean

Simmer broth for another 9-10 hours

Season with fish sauce, sugar, MSG, and salt to taste

To serve: Cook noodles to the package's instructions, assembly bowl by adding noodles, oxtails, and garnishes