Pho (Beef Noodle Soup)
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 tsp olive oil1 small/med onion, peeled and quartered1 2" piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped1 tsp five-spice powder6 cups beef broth (reduced sodium if you can find it)1 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce1 1/2 tsp sugarblack pepper to taste6 oz dried rice noodles / rice vermicelli8 oz flank steak, trimmed and halved lengthwise1 small onion peeled and sliced in paper thin roundsGarnishes - fresh basil, mung bean sprouts, thinly sliced jalapeno, lime wedges, hoisin sauce, Sriacha sauce
Heat oil in heavy dutch oven or large saucepan over medium high. Heat water in kettle and set out large, shallow bowl. Add onion and ginger to dutch oven and saute for 5 min or until onions are lightly browned. Add five-spice powder, stir for 30 sec or until fragrant. Pour in beef broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 15 min. Strain out onion and ginger and stir in fish sauce, sugar, and black pepper to taste. Keep warm over low heat.
Pour heated water from kettle into large bowl and soak noodles for about 20 min. Rinse and set aside. Start large pot of water to boiling.
Wrap steak in plastic wrap and place in freezer for 15 min to firm meat for slicing.
Arrange garnishes on platter. Remove steak from freezer and cut across grain into paper-thin slices. Bring broth back to boil.
Place noodles in to pot of boiling water, cook for 30 sec-1min, drain and divide among 4 deep soup bowls. Arrange 2 oz of raw steak over noodles and scatter some of the onion rounds over the steak.
Ladle boiling broth into each bowl (broth will cook steak). Serve immediately with garnishes.
Makes 4 servings (2 cups ea - 2oz steak, 1.25 oz noodle, broth).
**NOTE - garnishes are not included in nutritional information as each person will add to their bowl to their taste**
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DRSUNSHINE1.
Pour heated water from kettle into large bowl and soak noodles for about 20 min. Rinse and set aside. Start large pot of water to boiling.
Wrap steak in plastic wrap and place in freezer for 15 min to firm meat for slicing.
Arrange garnishes on platter. Remove steak from freezer and cut across grain into paper-thin slices. Bring broth back to boil.
Place noodles in to pot of boiling water, cook for 30 sec-1min, drain and divide among 4 deep soup bowls. Arrange 2 oz of raw steak over noodles and scatter some of the onion rounds over the steak.
Ladle boiling broth into each bowl (broth will cook steak). Serve immediately with garnishes.
Makes 4 servings (2 cups ea - 2oz steak, 1.25 oz noodle, broth).
**NOTE - garnishes are not included in nutritional information as each person will add to their bowl to their taste**
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DRSUNSHINE1.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 197.8
- Total Fat: 6.6 g
- Cholesterol: 33.7 mg
- Sodium: 1,351.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 17.1 g
Member Reviews
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M_SGIRL
Replace the sugar in the recipe with roasted garlic. You'll get a depth of flavor that's amazing. Also, cooking 1 C of cilantro and a splash of lime (juice of about 1/4 of a fresh small lime) added to the broth will really "kick up" the intensity with no significant calories added. - 2/21/12