Vietnamese beef pho

Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup, where thin strips of beef are ‘cooked in a hot, aromatic stock in the serving bowl – this keeps the meat meltingly tender.

Recipe «Vietnamese beef pho» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1L beef stock, 5cm piece of ginger, halved, 1 onion, thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves, sliced, 3 star anise , 2 cinnamon quills, lightly crushed, 2 tbsp caster sugar, 1/3 cup fish sauce , 350g flat rice noodles, 350g beef fillet, thinly sliced, 2 long red chillies, sliced, 125g bean sprouts, A handful each of basil, mint and coriander leaves, 6 spring onions, thinly sliced.

Ingredients:

• 1L beef stock 
• 5cm piece of ginger, halved 
• 1 onion, thinly sliced 
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced 
• 3 star anise 
• 2 cinnamon quills, lightly crushed 
• 2 tbsp caster sugar 
• 1/3 cup fish sauce 
• 350g flat rice noodles 
• 350g beef fillet, thinly sliced 
• 2 long red chillies, sliced 
• 125g bean sprouts 
• A handful each of basil, mint and coriander leaves 
• 6 spring onions, thinly sliced 

Instructions

1. Place the stock in a large saucepan with the ginger, onion, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, sugar, fish sauce and 1L (4 cups) water. Bring to the boil and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Strain, discarding solids.
2. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to the packet instructions and drain well.
3. To serve, divide the noodles among 4 bowls and top with the sliced beef. Ladle over the hot stock, then top with the chilli, bean sprouts, basil, mint, coriander and spring onions.