I've been making mine with oxtail. It's faster, about 5 hours, and I can make smaller batches. 2 lbs of oxtail will make about half a gallon, which is enough for 4 big pho bowls.
Freaking LOVE pho with a passion, try to eat it once a week! My favorite is with fatty brisket and extra cilantro&scallions plus that roasted chili paste stuff.
It was a fun shoot, after we were finished shooting the video, Kenzo pulled the bones from the starter pot that had been on the stove for 30 minutes and pushed out the bone marrow for us to snack on.
MMMM! PHO..my close second favorite bowl of soupy favorite noodles..
i've made it once, and it was daunting in terms of number of ingredients. it's so easy to buy near me, i will rarely make it. i ended up with a caldron!!