Pho Bo (Beef Noodle Soup)

Name: Pho Bo (Beef Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 500g Beef Brisket; 400g Pho Rice Noodles; 4 whole Star Anise; 2 sticks Cinnamon Stick; 3 tbsp Fish Sauce; 2, halved & charred Onion; 5cm piece, charred Ginger; 150g Beansprouts; 4 stalks Spring Onions; 2, for serving Lime; handful Fresh Coriander; 2, sliced Red Chillies

Vietnam's national dish — a deeply aromatic broth with star anise and cinnamon, thin rice noodles, and sliced beef.

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Ingredients

Beef BrisketTheShop.mu
500g
Pho Rice NoodlesTheShop.mu
400g
Star AniseTheShop.mu
4 whole
Cinnamon StickTheShop.mu
2 sticks
Fish SauceTheShop.mu
3 tbsp
OnionTheShop.mu
2, halved & charred
GingerTheShop.mu
5cm piece, charred
BeansproutsTheShop.mu
150g
Spring OnionsTheShop.mu
4 stalks
LimeTheShop.mu
2, for serving
Fresh CorianderTheShop.mu
handful
Red ChilliesTheShop.mu
2, sliced

👨‍🍳How to cook

1
Char onion and ginger halves directly over a gas flame until blackened. Rinse off the char.
2
Blanch brisket in boiling water 5 min. Discard water (removes impurities). Rinse beef.
3
New pot: add brisket, 2L water, charred onion/ginger, star anise, cinnamon, and fish sauce. Simmer 35 min.
4
Skim foam. Season broth — it should taste richly savoury with a hint of spice.
5
Soak noodles per packet, drain. Cook 30 sec in boiling water.
6
Bowl: noodles first, thinly sliced beef, then ladle hot broth over. Serve with beansprouts, lime, chilli, and herbs.

Chef's Tip

Charring the onion and ginger adds the distinctive smoky sweetness. It's not optional.

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