Diep Tran's Beef Pho - Home & Family

beef bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork bones

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

beef brisket

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: flank steak

Lean beef reduces fat content, while flank steak is a budget-friendly cut.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative, while salt is a basic substitute.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: pasta

Zucchini noodles lower carbs, while pasta is often less expensive.

Blanch oxtail in boiling water for 5 minutes to remove impurities, then rinse.

Char onion and ginger over an open flame to develop flavor.

Toast cinnamon, star anise, and cloves in a hot pan without oil until fragrant.

Combine charred onion, ginger, toasted spices, and oxtail in a pressure cooker with water, fish sauce, and sugar.

Cover the ingredients with water, being careful not to overfill the pressure cooker.

Cook in the pressure cooker for 40 minutes to 1 hour, depending on desired tenderness.

Strain the broth to remove solids and set aside the oxtail in cold water to prevent darkening.

Serve the broth over rice noodles and garnish with white onions, green onions, and lime.

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