Quick Beef Pho

Name: Quick Beef Pho
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons beef bouillon or base; 1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce; 1 tablespoon white sugar; 1 piece ginger, sliced into thin tiles; 0.5 yellow onion, large dice; 1 pinch kosher salt; 2 whole cloves; 2 whole star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 0.5 pound thin rice stick noodles, rinsed; 0.5 pound beef strip loin or fillet, shaved thin; 1 cup Vietnamese basil leaves; 1 cup bean sprouts; 0.5 cup cilantro leaves; 5 jalapeno or serrano chiles, sliced thin; 4 scallions, sliced thin on the bias; 0.5 yellow onion, sliced paper thin; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 1 Hoisin sauce; 1 Chili sauce, such as Sriracha

Serves 1

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Quick Beef Pho

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add beef base and 1 quart of water to a saucepan and bring to a low boil.
2Add fish sauce, sugar, ginger, onion, and salt to the stock and reduce the heat to a simmer.
3Wrap cloves, star anise, and cinnamon stick in cheesecloth and tie it into a satchel.
4Add the satchel to the broth and simmer for at least 30 minutes, but no more than 45 minutes.
5Taste the broth and adjust seasonings if necessary.
6Strain the aromatics and satchel from the broth.
7Bring the broth back to a simmer.
8Quickly dip the noodles into boiling water until hot and al dente, 10 to 20 seconds.
9Drain excess water from the noodles and distribute them among bowls.
10Top each bowl with sliced beef, basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, jalapeno, scallions, and onion as desired.
11Ladle broth to cover ingredients.
12Garnish with a lime wedge.
13Serve with Sriracha and hoisin sauce.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons beef bouillon or base
1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 piece ginger, sliced into thin tiles
0.5 yellow onion, large dice
1 pinch kosher salt
2 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
0.5 pound thin rice stick noodles, rinsed
0.5 pound beef strip loin or fillet, shaved thin
1 cup Vietnamese basil leaves
1 cup bean sprouts
0.5 cup cilantro leaves
5 jalapeno or serrano chiles, sliced thin
4 scallions, sliced thin on the bias
0.5 yellow onion, sliced paper thin
1 lime, cut into wedges
1 Hoisin sauce
1 Chili sauce, such as Sriracha

Equipment

2-quart saucepancheeseclothbutcher's twinesieve or basket

Quick Beef Pho

Quick Beef Pho

Directions

Ingredients

Equipment

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