4 hanoi soup Recipes

beef stock, star anise, cinnamon stick, chunk peeled fresh ginger, onion, quartered (don tsp peel), rice vermicelli, boneless skinless chicken or 1/2 lb beef, fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam) or 2 tbsp soy sauce, fresh ground black pepper, salt, minced cilantro leaf (to garnish ), lime wedge, fresh jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced

onions , halved lengthwise, fresh ginger, left unpeeled, meaty cross-cut beef shanks (sometimes called beef shins; 1 1/2 inches thick), qt cold water, star anise pieces, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, boneless beef sirloin steak or tenderloin, dried flat thin or medium rice noodles (banh pho or pad thai), asian fish sauce (preferably vietnamese nuoc mam), or to taste, salt , or to taste, accompaniments: fresh bean sprouts ; very thinly sliced onion (rinsed and drained); fresh cilantro, mint, and basil (preferably thai) leaves; thinly sliced scallions; lime wedges; thinly sliced fresh thai or serrano chiles; asian fish sauce (preferably nuoc mam)

beef oxtails, sliced fresh ginger (about 3 oz), coarsely chopped shallot (about 3 medium shallots), water, coarsely chopped daikon radishes (about 1 lb), sugar, thai fish sauce (such as three crabs), white peppercorns, star anise, yellow onion, peeled and quartered, cinnamon stick, vertically sliced onions, wide stick rice noodles (banh pho), fresh bean sprouts, eye of round roast, trimmed and cut into 1/16-inch slices, cilantro leaves, thai basil, thai red chili peppers, seeded and thinly sliced, lime wedges, hoisin sauce (optional)