Description
Pho Bo with Oxtail and Tendons is a Vietnamese insipred dish made with rice noodles in a rich beef broth served with oxtails and beef tendons.
Ingredients
Scale
Soup
- 2 kg oxtails, cut into sections
- 500 g beef tendons, sliced into bite sized sections
- 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
- water
Pho
- rice noodles
- 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, tendons and boiling water, boil for 15 minutes then drain. Removing any impurities.
- Put back oxtail and tendons in the pot fill it with water enough to cover everything, bring it to a boil.
- 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 2 hours. Remove oxtails then set them aside. Continue to simmer for 2 more 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, one or two oxtails, some tendons, 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.
This looks terrific! It’ll be perfect for the cool fall nights that will be arriving before we’re ready for them. Oxtail is SO good. As is this dish — thanks.
★★★★★
I love pho…and I love beef tendons…and tripe too!
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