easy Vietnamese beef pho recipe🍜 (in 2 hours)

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.

Parboil beef bones to remove scum and rinse them off.

Add beef bones and cleaned vegetables (daikon, celery, carrots, shallots, ginger, onion) to a pot of water and boil for about two hours.

Prep garnishes by cutting cilantro, onions, limes, and Thai chili peppers.

Roast a seasoning packet on low heat to bring out the aromatics and flavor.

Wrap the spice packet in a tea bag and add it to the pot in the last 15-20 minutes of cooking.

Scoop out excess fat from the broth and save it for later use.

Add more water if necessary and season the broth with half a beef flavored soup base and two ladles of Grandma chicken seasoning powder.

Add rock sugar to balance the flavors, adjusting to taste.

Cook thin rice noodles according to package instructions.

Assemble the bowl with cooked noodles, thinly sliced ribeye and round eye beef, meatballs, cilantro, green onions, white onions, hoisin sauce, sriracha, Thai chili peppers, and chili oil.

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