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Phôû boø, or beef noodle soup, is the national dish of Vietnam. The Vietnamese love soup. And it is a dish that transcends regional variation in the cuisines of the nation. Ingredients:
1 pound of rice noodles |
15 cups of beef stock (seasoned to taste) |
3 tsp fish sauce |
1/2 tsp sugar |
1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground) |
2 lbs beef |
1 cup bean sprouts |
1 cup cilantro, chopped |
1/2 cup of basil |
1/2 cup of mint |
3 scallions, chopped |
3 tsp fresh red chilies, sliced lengthwise. |
Directions:
1. Instructions:
2. 1. Marinate the meat in a combination of fish sauce, black pepper and sugar.
3. 2. If they are dried, soak the rice noodles in cold water for 30 minutes or longer.
4. 3. Boil water in a large pot and add rice noodles.
5. 4. Bring to boil again; then drain.
6. 5. Rinse and separate rice noodles, using cold water. Set aside. (Be careful not to overcook the noodles.)
7. 6. Put 1 cup of cooked noodles in a large soup bowl.
8. 7. Place beef slices on the noodles
9. 8. Add cilantro, basil, and mint
10. 9. Bring the beef broth to a boil
11. 10. Pour the boiling soup on top of the uncooked slices of beef. (Whether your beef is rare or well down will be determined by how long you leave the beef in the hot broth before serving.)
12. 11. Serve hot
13. Tips:
14. # Place bean sprouts, chilies, basil, mint, cilantro, chopped scallions, pickled onion and lime wedge on the table for guests to use as they please in thier soup.
15. # Make sure fish sauce and hot sauce are available.
16. Enjoy...
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