Ingredients

Flat rice noodles (can use Kuey Teow)

Beef - fat trimmed

Salt salt and freshly ground pepper

1 large onion, halved

1 4-inch piece ginger, unpeeled, halved

4-5 cups water 

2 star anise pods

1 cinnamon stick

scallions

cilantro

2 to 4 tablespoons fish sauce 

Fresh fresh bean sprouts

Directions

Place a large pot over high heat. Poke the meat all over with a fork to tenderize it and season with salt and pepper. Sear the meat until charred but still rare, 2 to 3 minutes per side, then transfer to a plate. Add the onion and ginger to the pot; cook about 4 minutes. Add water, the star anise and cinnamon, reduce the heat and simmer about 20-30 minutes.

Meanwhile, thinly slice the scallions and and tear the cilantro. Thinly slice the meat.

Add the fish sauce to the broth and boil 5 minutes.

Serve the noodles in bowl,  top with the broth, beef, scallions, cilantro, bean sprouts. Also its good to go with sambal kicap :)