PHO BO – VIETNAMESE BEEF NOODLE SOUP || AUTHENTIC BEEF PHO RECIPE

beef broth

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Chicken broth provides a lighter flavor while vegetable broth is budget-friendly.

beef meatballs

🥗Healthier: turkey meatballs

💰Cheaper: pork meatballs

Turkey meatballs reduce fat content, while pork is often less expensive.

Soak dried pho noodles for 30 minutes.

Keep the steak in the fridge.

Toast coriander seeds, shallots, ginger, Ceylon cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom in a pan until aromatic.

Char the ginger until burnt bits appear, then clean off the burnt bits.

Rinse and wash the charred spices well.

Parboil the bones and short ribs for 20 minutes, then rinse and wash them again.

In a pot, add 2.8 litres of water, 2 tablespoons of salt, and 2 tablespoons of sugar.

After 30 minutes, add the parboiled bones and short ribs to the pot.

Cook on low heat for 2 hours, allowing the broth to simmer.

After 2 hours, skim off the fats from the broth.

Let the ribs cool in water, then slice them as thin as possible.

Mix 1.5 tablespoons of salt and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl.

Microwave each bowl for 1 minute to heat up.

Heat the broth to a rolling boil before serving.

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