Pho Bo Vietnamese Beef And Rice Noodle Soup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Traditional Vietnamese beef soup, healthy, and delicious, this soup is easy to make, and your family will love it! Ingredients:
3 qt beef broth |
12 each fresh ginger root slices |
3 each lemongrass stalks coarsely chopped |
6 oz shallots sliced thin, with additional as desired for garnish |
1 each cinnamon stick |
3 oz nuoc nam (vietnamese fish sauce) or nam pla (thai fish sauce) |
salt to taste |
1.5 lb beef tenderloin or other tender beef steak , raw |
1.5 lb rice sticks (like rice 'spaghetti') |
as desired each mung bean sprouts for garnish |
as desired each fresh mint leaves for garnish |
as desired each fresh cilantro leaves for garnish |
as desired each fresh red chiles seeded and sliced thin, for garnish |
as desired each lime wedges for garnish |
as desired each chile paste with garlic for garnish |
Directions:
1. Combine the broth, ginger, lemon grass, shallots, and cinnamon stick in a stockpot.
2. Simmer 30 minutes.
3. Strain. Discard the solids.
4. Add the fish sauce.
5. Taste and add salt if necessary
6. Partially freeze the beef to make it easier to slice.
7. Slice the beef into paper-thin slices.
8. Just before serving, drop the rice sticks into boiling water.
9. Bring the water back to a boil and drain immediately.
10. bring the broth back to a boil.
11. Place each garnish in a separate bowl and arrange on the dining table.
12. Place 2 oz beef slices in the bottom of each soup bowl.
13. Ladle 8 fl oz broth over the beef slices.
14. The boiling broth cooks the beef in moments.
15. Add rice noodles to the bowl.
16. Allow guests to help themselves to garnishes to flavor soup as desired.
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