Vietnamese Pho

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 pounds onions about 3 to 4 medium sized onions, split in half
• 2 1/16 cups ginger about 12 cm long ginger, split in half lengthwise
• 5 1/2 pounds beef shin + leg bone, cut into 2 cm thick slices
• 1 1/8 pounds beef brisket cut into 10cm pieces, weighted after trimming
• 2 star anise 20 star points in total
• 10 cloves
• 3 15/16 inches cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1 15/16 tablespoons salt about 5 teaspoons
• 3 1/3 tablespoons fish sauce about 4 tablespoons
• 2 5/16 tablespoons rock sugar
• 21 cups noodles pho, divided into 8 bowls
• 1 1/8 pounds sirloin cut thinly against the grain
• 1 onion sliced paper thin
• 3 stalks scallions cut into thin rings
• 3 sprigs coriander leafs
• ground black pepper
• 1 sprig spearmint
• 1 sprig thai basil
• 1 sprig cilantro
• 7 ounces bean sprouts
• Bird's eye chili cut into thin rings
• 2 lime cut into wedges
• 11/16 cup fish sauce plus more to taste
• 2 limes each cut into 4 wedges
• hoisin sauce
• Sriracha