PHO BO - Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup Recipe | Helen's Recipes

beef bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork bones

Chicken bones provide a lighter broth, while pork bones are more economical.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: egg noodles

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs, while egg noodles are often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a gluten-free alternative, while salt is a basic substitute.

beef

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while chicken is often less costly than beef.

Place beef bones in a pot filled with water and bring to boil over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes.

Dump out the pot and rinse the bones under running water.

Place bones into a large pot filled with 5 liters of water.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 peeled onion to the pot.

Add beef and bring to boil, then lower heat to medium and cook for 1 to 2 hours, skimming scum occasionally.

Cut ginger into slices and onion into halves, then grill them on an open flame until charred.

Place grilled ginger and onion into a large tea bag or cheesecloth and add to the pot.

Soak cooked beef in cold water for 10 minutes to prevent darkening.

Remove onions from the pot to keep the broth clear.

Add seasoning powder, salt, sugar, and fish sauce to taste.

Slice beef thinly into bite-sized pieces after draining.

Continue to cook the broth for a few more hours, traditionally overnight but 2 to 3 hours is sufficient.

Slice onion into paper-thin slices and soak in ice-cold water.

Chop green part of spring onion and detach from the white part.

Blanch bean sprouts in hot water for about 10 seconds and wash vegetables.

Soak dry rice noodles in cold water, then blanch in boiling water, wash under cold and hot water to keep separated.

Assemble the dish by filling a bowl with 1 tablespoon of noodles, adding beef slices, onions, and black pepper.

Pour hot broth over the noodles and serve with lime wedges, bean sprouts, herbs, hoisin sauce, or sriracha.

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