| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Seafood | Vietnamese | Beef, Soups, Vietnamese | 3 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 4 | lb | Beef shin with bones or 2 |
| medium oxtails cut up. | ||
| 1 | Onion, unpeeled | |
| 5 | Slices fresh ginger | |
| 1 | Piece star anise | |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 2 1/2 | T | Chinese fish sauce |
| 1 | Bundle medium Chinese | |
| vermicelli | ||
| Boiling water | ||
| 1/2 | lb | Leftover cooked sirloin |
| or beef tenderloin or | ||
| eye chuck thinly sliced | ||
| 3 | Scallions, chopped | |
| Fresh cilantro sprigs | ||
| Pepper | ||
| Fresh chiles, sliced |
INSTRUCTIONS
Boil beef (with bones) or oxtails in 3 qts cold water. Skim off foam and fat. Cover and simmer for 4 hours. Broil onion until flesh is soft, turning often. Peel. Add onion, ginger, anise, salt, and fish sauce to beef broth just before it has finished simmering. Also just before beef broth finishes simmering, drop vermicelli into a pot of boiling water. Cook 8 minutes, remove from water, rinse in cold water, and drain. Divide vermicelli into three equal portions and place in 3 individual serving bowls. Divide beef into 3 equal portions and place on top of vermicelli in the bowls. Garnish each bowl with scallions and 2 or 3 fresh cilantro sprigs. Strain broth, reserving beef and flavorings. Pour one cup broth over contents of each bowl. Sprinkle with pepper and chiles. Serve immediately. Reserved beef, flavorings, and extra broth can be eaten separately. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 766
Calories From Fat: 489
Total Fat: 54.3g
Cholesterol: 257mg
Sodium: 930.8mg
Potassium: 1024mg
Carbohydrates: 4.9g
Fiber: 1.1g
Sugar: 1.8g
Protein: 60.7g