Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 6 cups clear chicken broth
- 4" ginger, sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 whole cloves
- ½ tsp Chinese five spice
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- 2 whole shallots, halved
- 1 cup water
- 1 lb London broil beef
- 10 oz rice noodles
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- 4 stems basil leaves
- 4 cups bean sprouts
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
Instructions
- In a large pot, combine chicken broth and ginger and bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer.
- Add the cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, Chinese five spice, sugar, fish sauce, shallots, and pepper, and simmer on low heat, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove the cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, and ginger from the broth and add the beef. Simmer beef in broth over medium-low heat until beef is cooked.
- Remove beef when cooked and slice thinly. Set aside.
- Add water (1 cup) to the broth and heat through.
- In a medium pot, cook rice noodles in boiling water about 5-10 minutes and drain. Add noodles to soup bowls.
- Top noodles with beef slices and cilantro.
- Pour broth over noodles. Serve with basil, bean sprouts, and lime on the side.
Nutrition Facts
Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)
Serving Size
2 cups
Amount per Serving
Calories
292
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Cholesterol
35.99
mg
12
%
Sodium
1455
mg
63
%
Potassium
485
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
39
g
13
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Protein
21
g
42
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.