Favoreats
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INGREDIENTS
1 1/2
lbs beef bones
1 1/2
lbs pork hocks cut into smaller pieces (ask your butcher to cut it for you)
1 lb
beef shank (or beef brisket)
12 cups
water
1
onion
4
stalks lemongrass
1
whole star anise (optional, but highly recommended)
1
yellow lump rock sugar (3cmx2cm, or 2 tablespoons brown sugar)
4
slices ginger
2 cloves
garlic (whole)
5
kaffir lime leaves (optional, but highly recommended. Add more lemongrass stalks if you skip this)
1 1/2
 tablespoons shrimp paste (tweak up for a more flavourful broth)
4 tbsp
fish sauce (tweak up, for a more flavourful broth)
salt to taste (start with 1/4 tablespoon of salt and add up if you want it more salty)
7 tbsp
oil (flavourless oils like canola, vegetable, peanut)
1 tbsp
annatto seeds
2 tbsp
chili flakes (add more to make it more spicy, less to make it less spicy)
1 tbsp
lemongrass (finely minced)
2 cloves
garlic (finely minced)
3
shallots (finely minced)
1
package thick round rice vermicelli noodles (thick like spaghetti)
1
package Vietnamese pork sausage (Cha Lua)
Cooked beef shank from the broth (sliced)
Cooked pork hocks from the both
Thai Basil (or mint)
Green Onions (finely chopped)
Bean Sprouts
Lime Wedges
Birdseye Chilli
Thinly Sliced Onions
Deep Fried Onions or Shallots
Thinly sliced Banana Blossoms
Cilantro
Thinly Sliced Red Cabbage