Beef pho

Pho (pronounced fuh) is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Recipe «Beef pho» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1.5L beef consomme or beef stock, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 star anise, 1/4 cup lime juice, 2 tbsp fish sauce , 375g pkt rice noodles, 650g beef fillet, excess fat trimmed, 200g bean sprouts , 4 green onions, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally, 2-4 small fresh red chillies , thinly sliced, 1 cup Thai basil leaves.

Ingredients:

• 1.5L beef consomme or beef stock 
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 2 star anise 
• 1/4 cup lime juice 
• 2 tbsp fish sauce 
• 375g pkt rice noodles 
• 650g beef fillet, excess fat trimmed 
• 200g bean sprouts 
• 4 green onions, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally 
• 2-4 small fresh red chillies , thinly sliced 
• 1 cup Thai basil leaves 

Instructions

1. Combine beef consomme or stock, cinnamon stick and star anise in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes or until aromatic. Stir in lime juice and fish sauce.
2. Cook rice noodles in a large pan of boiling water until just tender. Drain well.
3. Slice beef into 5mm-thick slices. Heat a barbecue or chargrill pan on high. Lightly oil barbecue. Add 1/3 of the beef and cook for 1 minute each side for rare or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cook remaining beef in 2 more batches.
4. Divide noodles among serving bowls. Top with bean sprouts, green onion, chilli, basil and beef. Pour over hot stock and serve with extra lime, chilli and fish sauce.