Recipe: Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup 🔗

Ingredients 🔗

• 1 pound beef chuck, cut into thin strips
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 6 cups beef broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 8 ounces dried Vietnamese rice noodles or vermicelli noodles
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

Directions 🔗

Step 1 🔗

In a small bowl, combine the beef strips with the fish sauce, sugar and garlic. Set aside for 15 minutes.

Step 2 🔗

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the beef mixture and cook for 5 minutes or until the beef is browned. Add the broth and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 3 🔗

Add the lime juice and noodles to the soup and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until noodles are cooked through. Remove from heat and add bean sprouts, basil and mint. Serve hot.

Preparation, cooking time and yield 🔗

Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Yield: 4 servings