Vietnamese Beef Soup – Pho

Vietnamese Beef Soup – Pho is a recipe that is worth the wait. This soup is a meal in its own right with fall apart tenderness. Add a hit of chillies and vegetables and this dish will become a favourite.

Vietnamese Beef Soup – Pho

Classic traditional Pho is something you must experience

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Keyword: Beef, Soup, Vegetables

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours hours

Total Time: 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 1575kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 5 lb beef bones cut into 2 inch (5 cm) pieces, 2.5-3 Kg
• 1 lb stew beef cut into 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces, 500 g
• 4 large onions very thinly sliced
• 1 piece ginger
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 1 whole star anise
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns 5 ml
• 1 lb bean sprouts 500 g
• 1/2 lb dried rice noodles 250 g
• 6 large scallions thinly sliced,
• 1 lb rump steak sliced thin
• 2 large lemons wedged
• 2 large hot red chiles sliced into rings
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place the bones and stew meat in a large soup pot and add 10 cups (2.5 L) water.
• Add half the sliced onions, the ginger, cinnamon, star anise, peppercorns, and salt.
• Bring to a boil and turn the heat to a very low simmer.
• Skim the foam from the surface and cook covered for 6 hours.
• Soak the noodles in enough water to cover for 2 hours.
• Drain and cook in enough boiling water to cover until just tender.
• Do not overcook.
• Drain well and set aside.
• Blanche the bean sprouts by pouring boiling water over them in a colander.
• Rinse under cold water and set aside.
• To serve, divide the noodles among individual serving bowls.
• Top the noodles with bean sprouts, sliced scallions, sliced onions, and the paper thin slices of beef.
• Ladle the broth over the beef and noodles.
• The heat from the broth is enough to cook the beef, which should be slightly pink.
• Serve with lemon wedges, sliced chilies and nuoc cham..

Nutrition

Calories: 1575kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 154g | Fat: 96g | Saturated Fat: 38g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 41g | Cholesterol: 423mg | Sodium: 1770mg | Potassium: 1518mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g