Easy Homemade Pho
This delicious hot bowl of easy Homemade Pho will be on your table in less than 40 minutes! You won't believe how good it tastes!
Ingredients
- 250 gm beef (very thinly sliced) (NOTE 1)
- 12 small beef balls (optional) (NOTE 2)
- 200 gm honeycomb tripe (optional, sliced into strips) (NOTE 3)
- 200 gm Dried flat rice noodles (NOTE 4)
Broth
- 2 litres salt-reduced beef stock (low sodium) (NOTE 5)
- 500 ml water
- 30 gm ginger (sliced thinly)
- 3 clove garlic (bruised)
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 2 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp chicken stock powder (optional) (NOTE 6)
- salt and pepper to season
To Serve (all optional)
- small red chillies (sliced thinly)
- Sriracha or chilli garlic sauce
- Coriander (leaves only) (cilantro)
- Bean sprouts
- lime wedges
- Spring onion (sliced thinly) (green onions, scallions)
- brown onion (sliced very thinly)
Instructions
- If possible, use a mesh steel ball or a filter bag to seal in the spices for easy removal. Place all the broth ingredients into a large stockpot on high heat. Once the broth comes to a boil add in the tripe (if using) then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Taste the broth, add salt and pepper if needed.
- Place the noodles in a large heatproof bowl and submerge them in boiling water for 5 minutes or so to slightly soften. Rinse the noodles in cold water, drain and set aside. Do not let the noodles soften completely at this stage, it should be pliable but still hard.
- Increase the heat to high and bring the broth to a boil, add the beef balls (if using) and let it cook for a few minutes. Using a strainer add in a serving of noodles and submerge it completely in the broth for a minute or so until the noodles soften. Do not overcook the noodles as they'll break.
- Strain the noodles and carefully place them in a serving bowl, top the noodles with raw beef, beef balls and tripe. Use a ladle to pour the hot broth into the bowl. This should cook the beef, however, you may wish to cook the beef prior in the stockpot for a minute or so, I do this when using frozen beef. Repeat this process for the remaining bowls.
- Serve Pho with your preferred toppings. I highly recommend squeezing 1 or 2 lime wedges in, bean sprouts for crunch and coriander for freshness. If you love a spicy soup, add in some sliced fresh chillies and a squirt of sriracha.
Notes
(NOTE 1) Beef slices - For convenience I used frozen wagyu beef slices from my local Asian grocery store. For fresh cuts use thinly sliced beef brisket, fillets or rump. If you wish to use only beef (not adding beef balls or tripe) you'll need 400gms (140z) of beef in total.
(NOTE 2) Beef balls (optional) - These can be found in Asian grocery stores, they're usually chilled in the fridge section.
(NOTE 3) Honeycomb Tripe (optional) - I was able to get some cleaned tripe from my local butcher. I've also seen sliced frozen tripe sold at some Asian grocery stores.
(NOTE 4) Dried flat rice noodles (rice stick) - Not all rice noodles are created equal. Some brands of rice noodles turn into mush and break into several short strands once heated. My favourite brand is 'Rose' (not sponsored) their noodles have a nice texture and doesn't break as easy.
(NOTE 5) Beef stock - As the stock is the heart of any good soup, use a good quality liquid beef stock or bone broth, it's often called 'real stock'.
(NOTE 6) Chicken powder (optional) - Adding chicken powder or a stock cube adds more depth to the broth. I love using the Knorr Chicken Powder (not sponsored).
This recipe was adapted from Shannon Bennett's Pho's recipe
A Third-Party Application calculated the calories and nutritional information, so this is an approximate guide only.
Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 553kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 31gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1963mgPotassium: 1363mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 5mg