Ingredients

1 8 oz sirloin steak

4 oz unooked wide rice stick noodles

1.5 cups thinkly sliced onions

3 whole cloves

2 cardamom pods

2 garlic cloves, halved

1 (3 inc) piece of ginger, thinkly sliced

1 star anise

3 c beef broth

3 cups water

1 T soy sauce

1 tsp brown sugar

2 tsp fish sauce

4 cups bok choy

1 cup snow peas

1 small fresh Thai chili

1 cup bean sprouts

1/4 cup basil leaves

1/4 cup mintleaves

4 lime wedges

Preparation

  1. Freeze beef for 10 min. Cyt across grain into 1/8 inch slices
  2. Cook noodles, rinse with cold water
  3. Place onions and next 5 ingredients in large saucepan. Cook med high for 5 minutes. Add broth and 3 cups water, boil. Strain, discard solids. Return broth to pan. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar. Add bok choy, peapods and simmer 4 minutes.
  4. Arrane noodles in bowls. Divide raw beef and chile slices evenly among bowls. ladle 1 3/4 hot soup over noodles (broth will cook beef). Top with bean sprrouts, basil mint. serve with lime wedges.