Vietnamese pho

Recipes / Soups

Take your tastebuds on a journey to Vietname with this tradtional aromatic dish.

Recipe «Vietnamese pho» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 12 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 litre Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock, 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, 2 star anise, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tsp soy sauce , 100g rice-stick noodles, 2 tbsp lime juice, 300g firm tofu, cut into 3cm cubes , 1 cup fresh coriander leaves, 1 cup beansprouts, trimmed, 2 small red chillies, thinly sliced, 3 green onions, thinly sliced, Lime wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 litre Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock 
  • 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled 
  • 2 star anise 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 2 tsp soy sauce 
  • 100g rice-stick noodles 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 
  • 300g firm tofu, cut into 3cm cubes 
  • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves 
  • 1 cup beansprouts, trimmed 
  • 2 small red chillies, thinly sliced 
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • Lime wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place stock, ginger, star anise, fish sauce, soy sauce and 2 cups cold water in a large saucepan over high heat. Cover. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Separate with a fork. Drain.
  3. Using a slotted spoon, remove ginger and star anise from stock mixture. Add tofu. Stir in lime juice. Divide noodles and stock mixture between bowls. Top with coriander, beansprouts, chilli and onion. Serve with lime wedges.