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Pho Bo Soup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Rodeogirl73 / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago This is one of my fave soup from a Vietnamese restaurant, it's not exactly to theirs, but pretty close to it. And it's the best comfort soup when you're sick!!! Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:4	Rodeogirl73
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Ingredients

Beef Broth:

1 small onion, chopped

1 2-inch stick ginger

2 pounds beef bones

12 cups water

6 star anise

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 pound lean, tender beef

Noodles:

1 16-ounce package dry, flat rice noodles (pho)

Garnish:

3 scallions, thinly sliced

1 large onion, thinly sliced

10 cilantro sprigs, finely chopped

1 cup bean sprouts

10 sprigs basil

10 sprigs fresh culantro (ngo gai)

fresh green chile pepper or jalenpeno, thinly sliced

Accompaniments

lime or lemon quarters

fish sauce

hoisin sauce

hot chile sauce

Directions

Broil onion and ginger until they look burned. Using back of cleaver, smash the ginger and set aside.

Wash beef bones, place in a large soup pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil and immediately pour off this "first boiling" water and discard.

Add another 12 cups of fresh water and again bring to a boil. Skim off foam. Add the broiled onion and ginger, star anise, salt and sugar. Over medium-low heat, simmer for 30 minutes. Slice raw beef into thin strips and set aside.

Remove bones from broth and strain out vegetables and seasonings. Soak noodles in cold water for 10 minutes. Drain. In a soup pot bring two quarts fresh water to a boil. Add drained noodles and cook seven minutes at a rolling boil, stirring occasionally until noodles are tender.

Rinse noodles under cold running water and set aside.

Return the broth to a boil over high heat.

To serve: Divide noodles among 4 to 6 large individual serving bowls. Arrange thinly sliced raw beef, scallions, onion, and cilantro on top. Pour boiling hot broth to cover noodles and serve immediately. The boiling broth will cook the thin slices of beef. Pho is always accompanied by bean sprouts, basil leaves, culantro and chile pepper. Serve with lime and lemon quarters, fish sauce, hoisin sauce and hot chile sauce. Serves 4 to 6.

*Culantro is a leafy herb with a similar aroma to cilantro, although more pungent. If unavailable, increase the amount of cilantro or simply leave out.

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Comments

michelle73 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This sounds really good! Nice and spicy.

jenniferbyrdez 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Love it.

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I love Pho Bo Soup - and can't wait to try yours. You have a lot of good recipes...can't wait to check them all out. Thanks!

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