# Vegan Pho

A vegan pho recipe that aims to taste like traditional beef pho, featuring mushrooms for a meaty texture, daikon, and carrots.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- char broiled onions
- char broiled ginger leeks
- kosher salt
- mushroom powder
- cilantro stems
- Fuji apples
- Asian pears
- chiote
- jicama
- opah squash
- cabbage
- napa cabbage
- corn
- mushrooms
- firm tofu
- tofu skin
- oyster mushrooms
- shallots
- five spice powder
- Black pepper
- sugar
- daikon
- carrots
- pho tea bag
- pho spices
- Tangerine peel
- vegan fish
- chopped cilantro
- green onions
- fried bean curd

## Instructions

1. Prepare the broth ingredients: char broil onions, ginger leeks, and combine with kosher salt, mushroom powder, cilantro stems, Fuji apples, Asian pears, chiote, jicama, opah squash, cabbage, napa cabbage, corn, and mushrooms.
2. Cut firm tofu into 2-inch pieces and deep fry them.
3. Rehydrate tofu skin, squeeze out all water, and then deep fry them.
4. Fry an assortment of oyster mushrooms with shallots and season with five spice powder, salt, black pepper, and sugar.
5. Add fried tofu and season it the exact same way as the mushrooms.
6. Once the broth is done, strain it.
7. Add the fried tofu and mushrooms to the clean broth.
8. Add daikon and carrots to the broth.
9. Add the pho tea bag and pho spices to the broth.
10. Add a Tangerine peel and vegan fish to the broth.
11. Let the pho simmer for another hour.
12. Top with chopped cilantro, green onions, and broken pieces of fried bean curd as garnish.

## Equipment

- deep fryer

## Tips

- Use mushrooms instead of fake vegan meat to avoid processed ingredients.
- Break fried bean curd into small pieces for garnish and extra texture.
- Simmer the broth for an additional hour after adding ingredients.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHysf21/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9cd834e3-9d66-4b02-a6b8-ac457871b01c
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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