Anyone Can Cook Beef Pho Bo - Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces rice noodles (pho)
• 12 cups beef stock
• 4 ounces lean beef
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 ounces fresh ginger (no ginger powder for substitutition)
• 4 star anise
• 10 cloves
• 4 shallots, broiled until browned
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt (or to your taste)
• 1/4 yellow onion, sliced thinly (to your taste)
• 1 cup cilantro, roughly cut (to your taste)
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
• 1 red chili pepper, cut into thin slices

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients except rice noodles and garnish items in a stock pot over low heat, skimming occasionally.
• 2 when beef is cooked, remove from the pot and let it cool slightly and slice as thinly as possible.
• 3 cook rice noodles (pho) in boiling water, drain and transfer into a serving bowl. top with beef slices and pour over soup.
• 4 garnish with onions, cilantro, bean sprouts, chili pepper and squeeze of lime. enjoy!