Beef Pho
Ingredients
🍜 Beef Pho - The Essence of Vietnamese Cuisine
👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4 people
⏱️ Preparation time: 30 minutes
🍳 Cooking time: 120 minutes
🕒 Total time: 150 minutes
Beef pho is the essence of Vietnamese cuisine, with a rich, flavorful broth that is an indispensable symbol in Vietnamese people’s lives. This dish is not merely food but also a part of culture, closely associated with childhood memories and family affection.
🛒 Ingredients Needed
Main Ingredients
- 500g beef brisket or flank
- 500g beef bonescan add beef ribs
- Star aniseas per pho spice packet
- Cinnamon stickas per pho spice packet
- Cardamomas per pho spice packet
Additional Ingredients
- 1 piece ginger
- 2 pieces shallots
- 500g rice noodles
- Thai basilas needed
- Perilla leavesas needed
- Vietnamese corianderas needed
🔪 Ingredient Preparation
Prepare Beef Bones and Meat
- Blanch beef bones and meat with salt, then rinse clean and drain
Prepare Spices
- Purchase 1 packet of pho spices, enough for 5L. For 2L, use only half the packet
- Roast the spices in a pan until fragrant
- Crack 2 shallots and 1 piece of ginger (size of a finger) and roast until cooked
Prepare Pho Herbs
- Rinse herbs clean, blanch bean sprouts in boiling water, thinly slice onion, finely chop scallion
👨🍳 Cooking Instructions
Add 1 tablespoon oil to the pot, add the roasted spices and roasted shallots and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant
Add 2 tablespoons rock sugar, 1/2 tablespoon salt + 3 tablespoons seasoning powder or 3 tablespoons Hiroshi bone broth concentrate
Then pour in 2L of water and cook
Add beef bones and meat, bring to a boil, skim off all foam
Add 1 peeled onion, then let it steep in the pot for 8-12 hours
Remove the meat and slice thinly. Leave the bones in the pot overnight to make the broth rich and flavorful
When serving, blanch the rice noodles and scallions first, then place in bowls to keep warm
Arrange the sliced meat on top. If you want raw beef, briefly blanch the beef in the broth and place on top
Add onion, scallions, and chopped scallion on top, then pour the hot broth
Sprinkle with some ground pepper and enjoy immediately!
🍽️ Serving and Pairing
Beef pho has a rich, flavorful broth with a fragrant aroma of cinnamon and star anise, tender rice noodles, and fresh beef. This dish is an indispensable part of Vietnamese life, especially for breakfast. The dish embodies Vietnamese cultural identity and is a source of pride for the nation’s cuisine.
Pro tip: To make the broth completely clear, place the entire pot in the refrigerator for about 3 hours until the fat solidifies on the surface. Remove the fat layer and reboil to get a crystal-clear broth with no fat. When eating, add some chili, lime, scallion, and Thai basil to enhance the flavor.
❤️ Conclusion
Beef pho is the essence of Vietnamese cuisine, representing the sophistication and richness of Vietnamese culinary culture. Although the preparation method is not overly complex, it requires patience and attention to detail. You can easily make this at home to serve warm, delicious bowls of pho to your family. Try it today to fully experience the traditional flavors of Vietnam!
