Pho Vietnamese Noodle Soup
Pho is Vietnamese soup that consist of rice noodles, broth, meat and herbs. Also, pho is one of my favorite noodle soups. Not only the herbs and vegetables are fresh, but also the soup is healthy. Besides, a raw sliced thin beef is cooked when hot pho soup pour over the noodles.
While the pho noodles soup is still hot, add sprout beans, basil or mints. Then, squeeze a little bit fresh lime juice over the beef pho soup before eating. Some people like to add hoisin and chili sauce when they eat pho. In addition, you can use other meats like chicken or pork. This beef pho noodle soup recipe has both top stove and instant pot pressure cooker method.
Cooking Tips for pho noodles soup:
In fact, I have tried many time to make Vietnamese beef noodles soup before. Finally, I came out with this yummy beef broth pho noodles soup recipe. In order to make this beef pho soup recipe simple and easy, I try to not use too many and complicated ingredients. Therefore, I only stick with the basic ingredients and still make tasty pho noodle soup.
On the other hand, I tried to compare pho soup using top stove and instant pot pressure cooker method. As a result, beef pho noodle soup has more flavor when using pressure cooker than regular top stove method. However, if you use top stove boiling method, remember to add 2 more cups of water. After that, turn fire to low and simmering for at least 2 hours.
Ingredients:
Broth:
Beef bones 5 pieces (4 lbs)
Rock sugar 1 piece (around 2 tablespoons regular sugar)
Onions 2 (1 and 1/2 in broth, save the other half and slices very thin when serving noodles)
Star anise 8
Clove 8
Cinnamon sticks 3
Ginger 3 slices
Fish sauce 1/4 cup
Water 12 cups ( top stove cooking add 2 cups water)
Salt (add to your taste)
Sides:
Vietnamese rice noodles 1 package
Thin Slice meats 1-2 lbs
Mints / Basil leaves some
Bean sprouts some
Lime 1
Chili 1-2 (optional)
For the Broth:
For the side:
Instructions:
Pressure cooker version:
1. Put beef bone, onions, rock sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, clove, ginger and water into the pressure cooker pot
2. Cover the lid and close the vent and manual for 80 mins and natural release
3. Use a oil skimmer / strainer to remove the fat (you can buy a skimmer from amazon)
4. Add fish sauce and salt to your taste
5. Cook noodle follow the package instructions
6. After that, put cooked noodles in a bowl, and add meat and hot soup when is ready to serve.
Top stove version:
1. Put beef bone, onions, rock sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, clove, ginger and water (total 14 cups) into a big pot
2. Turn the fire to high until it boils. Then, turn to low and simmering for 2 hours
3. Use a oil skimmer/ strainer to remove the fat (you can buy a skimmer from amazon)
4. Add fish sauce and salt to your taste
5. Cook noodle follow the package instructions
6. After that, put cooked noodles in a bowl, and add meat and hot soup when is ready to serve.
VIETNAMESE BEEF PHO NOODLE SOUP
Ingredients
BROTH:
- 5 pieces Beef bones (4 lbs)
- 1 piece Rock sugar (around 2 tablespoons sugar)
- 2 Onions (1 and 1/2 in broth, save the other half and slices very thin when serving noodles)
- 8 Star anise
- 8 Clove
- 3 sticks Cinnamon
- 3 slices Ginger
- 1/4 cup Fish sauce
- 12 cups Water ( top stove cooking add 2 cups water)
- Salt (add to your taste)
SIDES:
- 1 package Vietnamese rice noodles
- 1-2 lbs Thin Slice meats
- some Mints / Basil leaves
- some Bean sprouts
- 1 Lime
- 1-2 Chili (optional)
Instructions
TOP STOVE VERSION:
- Put beef bone, onions, rock sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, clove, ginger and water (total 14 cups) into a big pot
- Turn the fire to high until it boils, Then, turn to low and simmering for 2 hours
- Use a oil skimmer/ strainer to remove the fat (you can buy a skimmer from amazon)
- Add fish sauce and salt to your taste
- Cook noodle follow the package instructions
- After that, put cooked noodles in a bowl, and add meat and hot soup when is ready to serve.
PRESSURE COOKER VERSION:
- Put beef bone, onions, rock sugar, cinnamon sticks, star anise, clove, ginger and water into the pressure cooker pot
- Cover the lid and close the vent and manual for 80 mins and natural release
- Use a oil skimmer / strainer to remove the fat (you can buy a skimmer from amazon)
- Add fish sauce and salt to your taste
- Cook noodle follow the package instructions
- After that, put cooked noodles in a bowl, and add meat and hot soup when is ready to serve.
Notes
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