Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup Recipe | Pho Bo Recipe | Simply Mama Cooks

beef bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork bones

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

beef brisket

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: chicken

Lean beef reduces fat content, and chicken is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative, while salt is a basic flavor enhancer.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: pasta

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs, while pasta is widely available.

Soak and clean 3 pounds of oxtail for over an hour and a half, then drain.

Place oxtail in a 7.6 liter (8 quart) stockpot with 5 liters of cold water and bring to a hard boil for 30 minutes.

Strain the liquid and clean the pot to remove impurities.

Return the oxtail to the pot, add 5 liters of water, and bring to a boil again.

Lower the heat and simmer for 2 to 3 hours until the oxtail is tender.

Char one medium onion, a small cinnamon stick, three star anise, six green cardamom pods, twenty black peppercorns, one whole nutmeg, twenty coriander seeds, and a large chunk of fresh ginger in a broiler for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Bundle the charred aromatics in a cloth and add to the pot with the oxtail.

Skim off any fat and foam that rises to the surface during cooking.

Season the broth with a chunk of rock sugar.

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