# 13 Hr Pho Broth

A rich and flavorful pho broth made with beef bones, spices, and aromatics.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 13 min
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 lbs beef bones (knuckle and marrow bones)
- 4 lbs beef ribs
- 0 neutral oil
- 12 quarts water
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 4 large pieces rock sugar
- 0.5 cup fish sauce
- 4 yellow onions, halved and charred
- 5 inch knob ginger, charred
- 5 shallots, halved and charred
- 2 bunches scallions
- 1 tablespoon cloves
- 2 cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorn
- 4 star anise
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- 1 cardamom

## Instructions

1. Massage beef bones and ribs with a light coating of oil and roast them in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes.
2. Fill a large pot with water, add the roasted bones, and bring it to a simmer.
3. While simmering, scrape the fond from the sheet tray and reserve it for later.
4. Skim the surface and remove any impurities every few minutes.
5. Once gently simmering, add salt, rock sugar, fish sauce, and the reserved fat and fond.
6. Cover the surface with a parchment paper lid and let it simmer for about 4 hours.
7. Roast the ginger and onions, rinse the ginger, lightly crush it, and add it to the pot.
8. Cover the surface again and let it simmer for 8 hours overnight.
9. Remove everything from the broth, strain it through a fine mesh strainer, and cool it down with water and ice.
10. Place the strained broth in the fridge for the fat to solidify.
11. Once the fat is solid, separate it from the broth and add the broth back to a pot to warm up again.
12. Roast the spices, add them to a pouch along with some roasted shallots, and add them to the pot with some scallions.
13. Let it steep for about an hour, remove the spice pouch, and finish with a little more sugar and fish sauce.

## Equipment

- oven
- large pot
- sheet tray
- wooden spatula
- fine mesh strainer
- parchment paper
- small bowl
- grater
- ice
- 12qt container

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY3c5bpq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef90de2e-db9e-4530-9967-4e9578dca657
- Extracted: 2025-01-07

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