Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup With Ginger

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 lime, quartered
1 piece (4 inches) peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 whole cinnamon stick
2 medium onions, halved
2 shallots, thinly sliced
3/4 cup fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup fresh bean sprouts
3/4 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
4 pounds oxtail, rinsed thoroughly
6 scallions, white and pale green parts only, cut into 2 inch pieces, plus 4 thinly sliced on the diagonal
6 whole cloves
8 ounces eye of round or sirloin of beef
8 ounces thin rice noodles (rice stick)
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