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Step 1
Add pork bones and beef shank to a large pot with enough water to completely cover the meat. Add a handful of salt and bring to a boil.
Step 2
Once boiling, turn of heat, drain and rinse meat well.
Step 3
Return all the meat to a clean pot with about 11 cups of water. Add a shallot and half of the lemongrass (just the tough, green stops of the stalks) and bring to a boil
Step 4
As soon as the broth boils, turn the heat to low and continue to simmer for 2-3 hours
Step 5
When the pork bones are soft but not falling off the bone (1-2 hours), remove them.
Step 6
When the beef is tender, remove it and cool. (2-3 hours)
Step 7
Return the pork bones to the broth and add all of the bun bo hue bouillon. Bring the broth back to a boil.
Step 8
While broth is heating, chop the rest of the lemongrass and the other scalltion finely. You can use a food processor.
Step 9
Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a small pan. When the oil is hot, add the lemongrass and fry until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Step 10
Add the scallion to the lemongrass oil and fry for an additional 2 minutes.
Step 11
Pour the lemongrass and shallot oil into the broth.
Step 12
Return the pan to the heat and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Heat 1 tablespoon of chile flakes until fragrant and red. Be careful not to burn the chile flakes, or they will be bitter.
Step 13
Ladle a spoonful of broth into the hot chile oil. Pour the broth back into the pot slowly leaving the seeds from the peppers behind.
Step 14
Taste the broth and season with extra fish sauce and salt if necessary
Step 15
Boil and drain vermicelli noodles according to package instructions
Step 16
Slice the cooled beef thinly
Step 17
Wash the Vietnamese coriander and remove the leaves from the tough stems.
Step 18
Chop half of the Vietnamese coriander finely. Leave the other halves of the leaves whole
Step 19
Wash and chop the cilantro and scallions finely
Step 20
Remove the rough outer leaves of the banana blossom.
Step 21
Slice banana blossom thinly into a large bowl of water with 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lime juice
Step 22
Cut a lime into quarters
Step 23
Drain banana blossoms and add some to the bottom of a large bowl
Step 24
Layer vermicelli noodles and sliced beef. Top with chopped herbs and scallions
Step 25
Ladle boiling soup over noodles and top with a few pieces of pork feet
Step 26
Serve with lime quarters, whole Vietnamese coriander leaves and extra banana blossom