So I recipe below is meant for like a family of 4 with some leftovers, so adjust the amounts accordingly for yourself!

-2 tablespoons tomato paste

• 1 cup peas
• 2 cups carrots
• 2 cups potatoes
• 1half white onion minced
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 1.5lb beef sirloin cubed (sear first and deglaze brown bits in pan)
• 4-5 beef knuckle/neck bones (or 6 cups of beef broth)
• minced green onion for garnish

Spices:

• 4 cloves
• 2 Star anis
• 2 bay leaves
• dried tangerine peel (use extremely sparingly/soak in water to remove white Inner side)
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 crushed ginger finger whole
• seasoning salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

Serve with side of crackers or some dipping bread. A little tricked I learned while practicing how to make pho is to tie up your spices in a tea bag and throw them in the last 30 minutes of cooking, and to boil off the scum off the bones and rinse once first for a cleaner looking soup