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Homemade Beef  Pho’ Noodle Soup

photo by J.Riggs 

Ingredients:6 cups chicken broth
1 pound roundsteak  sliced crosswise into 1-inch strips
3 whole cloves
3 star anise
1 unpeeled medium onion, quartered lengthwise
1/2 cup peeled & very coarsely chopped  ginger
1/2 pound dried rice noodles, often labeled banh pho
2  tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups bean sprouts
1 cup very thinly sliced onion or shallots
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh Asian basil, or cilantro
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 fresh jalapeno chilies, cut into thin ovals
1 1/4 pounds boneless rib-eye, strip, or flank steak

Serves 4