Recipe: Vietnamese Beef Pho 🔗

Ingredients 🔗

• 1/2 pound beef sirloin, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 8 ounces dried rice noodles
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• Sriracha hot sauce (optional)

Directions 🔗

Step 1 🔗

In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the beef broth, fish sauce, sugar, ginger, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 2 🔗

Add the rice noodles to the pot and cook until tender but still firm to the bite. Add the beef slices to the pot and cook until just cooked through. Serve in individual bowls with cilantro leaves on top. Squeeze a lime wedge into each bowl and top with hot sauce if desired.

Preparation, cooking time and yield 🔗

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Yield: 4 servings