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🇻🇳 Vietnamese
Winter Pho Bowl
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
Vietnamese rice noodle soup in a clear, spiced beef broth with thin slices of beef, herbs, bean sprouts and lime. Ready in about 1 hour 20 minutes.
Prep 20 min Cook 60 min Serves 4 Medium Ingredients
- 🧅Onion1, halved
- 🫙Ginger5 cm piece
- 🐟Fish Sauce2 tbsp
- 🌾Rice Noodles400 g
- 🍗Beef Steak300 g, very thinly sliced
- 🍗Beef Broth8 cups
- 🌶️Star Anise3
- 🌶️Cinnamon Stick1
- 🌶️Cloves3
Optional extras
- 🍋Lime2, in wedges
- 🌿Thai Basila handful
- 🌱Bean Sprouts2 cups
Instructions
- 1
Char the onion and ginger over a flame or under the grill.
- 2
Toast the spices, add broth, onion and ginger and simmer 45–60 minutes; strain and season with fish sauce.
- 3
Soak or cook the rice noodles and divide between bowls.
- 4
Lay the raw beef slices on the noodles and ladle over boiling broth to cook them.
- 5
Serve with bean sprouts, basil and lime.
Chef's tip
Slice the beef semi-frozen to get it paper-thin.
Winter Pho Bowl
- Time
- 80 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
- Prep / cook
- 20 / 60 min
Ingredients
- 🧅 Onion1, halved
- 🫙 Ginger5 cm piece
- 🐟 Fish Sauce2 tbsp
- 🌾 Rice Noodles400 g
- 🍗 Beef Steak300 g, very thinly sliced
- 🍗 Beef Broth8 cups
- 🌶️ Star Anise3
- 🌶️ Cinnamon Stick1
- 🌶️ Cloves3
Optional
- 🍋 Lime2, in wedges
- 🌿 Thai Basila handful
- 🌱 Bean Sprouts2 cups
Steps
- Char the onion and ginger over a flame or under the grill.
- Toast the spices, add broth, onion and ginger and simmer 45–60 minutes; strain and season with fish sauce.
- Soak or cook the rice noodles and divide between bowls.
- Lay the raw beef slices on the noodles and ladle over boiling broth to cook them.
- Serve with bean sprouts, basil and lime.
