Description
Pho is a type of Vietnamese noodle soup made out of rice noodles served with either beef or chicken, basil, mint and bean sprouts. This wonderful dish originated during the 1920’s in Nam Dinh province Northern Vietnam.
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 kg oxtails
- 3 litres water
- 1 thumb sized ginger, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 large onions, quartered
- 5 pcs star anise
- 2 pcs whole cloves
- 1 pc cinnamon stick
- 3 pcs bay leaves
- 1 tsp whole black pepper
- pinch of fennel seeds
- fish sauce, adjusted according to taste
Pho
- rice noodles
- 500g sirloin steak, sliced very thinly
- 1 bunch spring onions, chopped
- 1 bunch coriander
- handful of basil leaves
- 1 thinly sliced red onion
- bean sprouts
- lemons, cut into wedges
- hoisin sauce
- fish sauce
- red chillies, chopped
- deep fried shallots
Instructions
Stock
- Place onion and ginger in a greased grill then grill until it browns on all side. Set this aside
- In a pot combine together oxtail and water, bring it to a boil then skim off the scum.
- In a muslin cloth combine together gilled ginger, grilled onions, star anise, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, black pepper and fennel seeds, make sure it’s tied properly so spices won’t go out. Place this on the pot
- Add the spices on the muslin cloth on the pot and simmer the stock for 4 hours.
- Season with fish sauce then continue to simmer until ready.
Pho
- Cook rice noodles according to packet instructions. Once cooked set it aside.
- Place bean sprouts and lemon on a serving dish.
- Place cooked noodles, raw beef slices, onion slices, spring onions, coriander and deep fried shallots on a bowl.
- Pour the hot broth on the bowl then serve immediately together with bean sprouts, lemon, fish sauce, hoisin sauce and chillies.
Notes
You can use the meat from the ox tail, just separate them out and discard the bones.
One day I’m going to make this.
I like pho and I fully intend to go to Hanoi one day and sample it there!
wow this is more than pho bo, this is pho bo super special
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Sounds scrumptious.
🙂 Mandy
It look really yummy, I’ll try it.I can not wait to cook it .Thank you.
Is this why i lost you for a while, because you have changed your look and lay out. This is a very professional page now. i love this soup by the way.. c
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Looks delicious! I have all the ingredients except the oxtails. I am sure I can find that locally. Lovely dish!
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This is an incredible dish – have never eaten it but as I adore raw meat (am off to check out the tartare next) I know I would adore it. The new look is great!
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Nice! When I was in Hanoi, Vietnam, I feasted on these noodle dishes EVERY DAY! Here in Toronto, this is my go-to winter dish…it’s good, plus it’s cheap! Now, to try to make this myself…wish me luck! LOL!
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This does look tasty!
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sure. it’s very delicious.
I’ve heard of pho but didn’t know what it was until now. I’m going to have to try this one…perhaps at a restaurant first though. 😉
I’ve never had pho- yours is beautiful. It looks a bit complicated for me to make!
I have never even thought about making pho at home! A must try, yum!
i’d like my meat very much well cooked. 🙂 And yes, beef need to be veryyyyy thinly sliced since only the broth will cook it.. 🙁
There’s a Vietnamese pho place in Cleveland that serves some of the best I’ve had – but the meat is always fully cooked, probably b/c of health dept regulations here. It’s still really good, tho.
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I like this recipe. Most pho recipe seems to require beef bones etc and I always tell myself ehhh too much work, it’s just $6 per bowl at a pho restaurant. Now with oxtail, I might make it at home. Sounds delicious and easy. Gotta print out the recipe now. =)
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Gosh I love a good pho! So full of flavour with the slowly stewed stock and love the freshness of the herbs at the end.
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i love pho of vietnammes so much.
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