Restaurant-style Pho at Home
Directions
- 1Pick up a pho kit from Walmart.
- 2Go to the meat department and pick up beef back ribs, about 7 ribs worth.
- 3Slice the beef back ribs.
- 4Add five ribs to boiling water.
- 5Optionally, add a five-spice bread to the boiling water.
- 6Add coriander, cinnamon stick, star anise, a couple of cloves, ginger, one to two tablespoons of fish sauce, chicken bouillon, and salt to the boiling water.
- 7Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 8Cover and reduce to medium-low heat, letting it boil between an hour and a half to two hours until the ribs are tender.
- 9While waiting for the ribs, chop cilantro, jalapeno, lime, scallion, culantro, and thinly slice yellow onion for toppings.
- 10Open the pho starter kit, which includes rice noodles, pho spices, broth mix, hoisin sauce, sriracha sauce, and dried chives.
- 11After two hours, the beef back ribs should be beautiful, nice, and tender.
- 12Add 30 ounces of water to a pot.
- 13Add beef broth and the spice bag from the pho kit.
- 14Don't forget to add the dried chives.
- 15Bring this mixture to a boil.
- 16Once it starts boiling, time for five minutes.
- 17After five minutes, remove the spice bag.
- 18Add the rice noodles.
- 19Let this boil for an additional minute.
- 20Give it a nice stir.
- 21Serve the pho with sriracha, hoisin, and chili oil.
Ingredients
- pho kit
- 7 ribs beef back ribs
- boiling water
- five spice bread
- coriander
- cinnamon stick
- star anise
- 2 cloves
- ginger
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- chicken bouillon
- salt
- cilantro, chopped
- jalapeno, chopped
- lime
- scallion, chopped
- culantro, chopped
- yellow onion, thinly sliced
- rice noodle
- pho spices
- broth mix
- hoisin sauce
- sriracha sauce
- dried chives
- 30 ounces water
- beef broth
- chili oil
Equipment
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Tips
- When making pho, use a pho kit for authentic restaurant-quality taste.
- Slice beef back ribs before cooking to tenderize them, which takes about two hours.
- To prepare the pho broth, add the five-spice blend (coriander, cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, ginger) to boiling water along with fish sauce, chicken bouillon, and salt.
- Bring the broth to a boil, then cover and reduce to medium-low heat to simmer for an hour and a half to two hours until the ribs are tender.
- While the ribs are cooking, chop cilantro, jalapeno, lime, scallion, culantro, and thinly slice yellow onion for toppings.
- For the final pho preparation, use 30 ounces of water, add beef broth, and the pho spice bag, and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, time for 5 minutes, then remove the spice bag and add the rice noodles, boiling for an additional minute.
- Serve with sriracha, hoisin, and chili oil.
- Always cook with love and enjoy.
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