The Forked Spoon· by Jessica Randhawa★ 4.9 (1099)

Pho Recipe

Name: Pho Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 540 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 10 pounds beef bones; 2 medium yellow onions (peel and quarter); 2 whole heads garlic (halved crosswise); 4 (2-inch pieces) ginger (sliced lengthwise); 6 whole star anise; 12 whole cloves; 2 whole cinnamon sticks; 2 black cardamom pods; 2 tablespoon fennel seeds; 2 tablespoon coriander seeds; 2 tablespoon salt ((plus more to taste)); 2/3 cup fish sauce (divided between the two pots); 4 tablespoon sugar (divided between the two pots); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 shallots (diced); 1 bunch green onions (chopped, green and white parts divided); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced); 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or low sodium beef broth or water); 2 whole star anise; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 pound flat rice noodles (dried or fresh); 1 pound beef (flank steak, chuck roast, brisket, sirloin (sliced thin against the grain)); sliced red or white onions; fresh cilantro (chopped); fresh mint, Thai basil; mung bean sprouts; green onions ((scallions)); sliced jalapeño

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Traditional Vietnamese pho with aromatic spiced broth, rice noodles, and beef. It's complex, fragrant, and requires significant time but mostly hands-off cooking.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

Authentic Pho Broth (8+ hours)

10 lbbeef bones
2medium yellow onions — peeled, quartered
2whole heads garlic — halved crosswise
4ginger — sliced lengthwise, 2 inch
6whole star anise
12whole cloves
2whole cinnamon sticks
2black cardamom pods — pod
2 tbspfennel seeds
2 tbspcoriander seeds
2 tbspsalt
⅔ cupfish sauce
4 tbspsugar

Non-Authentic Pho Broth (20-30 minutes)

1 tbspolive oil
3shallots — diced
1 bunchgreen onions
4garlic — minced
2 tbspfresh ginger — minced
6 cupslow-sodium chicken broth — or low-sodium beef broth or water
2whole star anise
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbspfish sauce

Assembly

1 lbflat rice noodles — dried or fresh
1 lbflank steak — or chuck roast or brisket or sirloin (sliced thin against the grain)
red onions — sliced, or white onions
fresh cilantro — chopped

For the Table

fresh mint, Thai basil
mung bean sprouts
green onions (scallions)
jalapeño — sliced
lime wedges
red chilis — thinly sliced
hoisin sauce
fish sauce
chili sauce
bok choy

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Method

9h total

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