Pho Bo (Classic Beef Pho)

Name: Pho Bo (Classic Beef Pho)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef brisket and marrow bones; 1 inch ginger, charred; 1 medium onion, charred; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 1 tsp coriander seeds; fish sauce and salt to taste; rice noodles to serve; raw sirloin, bean sprouts, basil, lime, hoisin, sriracha to serve

A beloved Vietnamese dish, slow-simmering beef broth with star anise and charred ginger, ladled over silky rice noodles.

Total time

380 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

360 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vietnamese

comfortsoupslow-cooked

Ingredients

2 lbsbeef brisket and marrow bones

1 inchginger, charred

1 mediumonion, charred

2 star anise

1cinnamon stick

2cloves

1 tspcoriander seeds

fish sauce and saltto taste

rice noodlesto serve

raw sirloin, bean sprouts, basil, lime, hoisin, srirachato serve

Instructions

Blanch bones; drain. Simmer bones with charred aromatics 4-6 hours.

Add brisket in last 2 hours. Strain broth; season.

Slice brisket and raw sirloin thin.

Place noodles in bowl; add brisket; ladle boiling broth over (it cooks the sirloin).

Serve with garnishes on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

Protein

1.1g

Fat

1.6g

Carbs

11.1g

Fiber

5.1g

Sodium

30mg

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