pho(vietnamese/camb rice noodle soup or "ga- tieu"

Ingredients

• SOUP INGREDIENTS
• 8-10 cups water
• 10 - cubes of beef bouillon
• 1 pound stew meat and bones, i use leftover steak meat, preferably beef, but if you only have pork it works also
• 1 package asian star anise soup packet (if available)
• 2 - large yellow onions, chopped up
• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped up
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1-2 package rice noodle sticks-cooked and drained or fresh from asian market
• OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
• - pork or beef with tendon meatballs from asian market
• - beef tripe(honey comb) cut up into strips cooked
• 1/2 pound thinly sliced beef
• - shrimp, peeled and deveined
• CONDIMENTS TO THE SOUP
• 1 sprig cilantro, fresh chopped or torn into pieces
• slice limes cut into wedges
• 1 - green onions chopped for garnish
• 1 bunch bean sprouts, fresh
• 1 jar asian chili oil
• 1 dash soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon hoisen sauce
• - sliced fresh jalapenos or pepper of your choice
• sprig fresh mint chopped or torn into pieces
• - fresh basil chopped or torn into pieces