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Vietnamese Pho Bo (Beef Pho)

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Vietnamese Pho Bo (Beef Pho)

Classic Vietnamese beef broth noodle soup, built on charred ginger, onion and fragrant whole spices. Charring the ginger and onion under the grill before they go into the broth is what gives pho its distinctive smoky sweetness, a step that can't be skipped without losing the dish's character.

Total time
380 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
365 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Vietnamese
gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgbeef marrow bones
500gbeef brisket
1onion, charred
4 cmginger, charred
4star anise
1cinnamon stick
5cloves
1 tspcoriander seeds
3 tbspfish sauce
1 tsprock sugar
400gflat rice noodles
100gbeef sirloin, very thinly sliced (for raw)
bean sprouts, Thai basil, lime, bird's eye chillito serve

Instructions

1

Simmer bones 2 hours. Drain and rinse.

2

Return to pot with fresh water. Simmer 3 hours with brisket.

3

Char ginger and onion under grill.

4

Add to broth with spices. Simmer 1 hour.

5

Strain broth. Season with fish sauce and sugar.

6

Cook noodles.

7

Assemble: noodles, sliced brisket, raw sirloin (it cooks in hot broth).

8

Pour boiling broth over.

9

Serve with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
637
Protein
45.2g
Fat
30.5g
Carbs
57.1g
Fiber
14.2g
Sodium
1037mg

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