Vegetarian Pho
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Boil broth: Add ginger, onion, spice packet, brown sugar, fish sauce, salt and simmer uncovered for 1/2 hours. . Strain broth and return the broth to the pot. Taste broth and adjust seasoning - this is a crucial step. If the broth's flavor doesn't quite shine yet, add 2 teaspoons more of fish sauce, large pinch of salt. Keep doing this until the broth tastes perfect. Add broccoli, bok choy, green onions, and mushrooms. Bring broth back to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes.
Arrange all other ingredients on a platter for the table. Your guests will "assemble" their own bowls. Follow the directions on your package of noodles - there are many different sizes and widths of noodles, so make sure you read the directions.
Ladling: Bring your broth back to a boil. Line up your soup bowls next to the stove. Fill each bowl with noodles.As soon as the broth comes back to a boil, ladle into each bowl. Serve immediately. Guests can garnish their own bowls as they wish.
THIS IS A MEAL IN ITSELF.
Serving Size: Makes 4 3 cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TROYERK.
THE BROTH2 onions, halved4" nub of ginger, halved lengthwise80 ounces low sodium chicken borth1 package of Pho Spices [1 cinnamon stick, 1 tbl coriander seeds, 1 tbl fennel seeds, 5 whole star anise, 1 cardamom pod, 6 whole cloves - in mesh bag]1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt (halve if using regular table salt)1/4 cup fish sauce3 Tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar2 cans Asian straw mushrooms drained6 cups bok choy, chopped4 cups broccoli, chopped1 cup green onions chopped coarselyTHE BOWLS2 packages Shartaki tofu noodles cooked big handful of each: mint, cilantro, basil2 limes, cut into wedges2-3 chili peppers, sliced2 big handfuls of bean sproutsHoisin sauceSriracha hot sauce
Boil broth: Add ginger, onion, spice packet, brown sugar, fish sauce, salt and simmer uncovered for 1/2 hours. . Strain broth and return the broth to the pot. Taste broth and adjust seasoning - this is a crucial step. If the broth's flavor doesn't quite shine yet, add 2 teaspoons more of fish sauce, large pinch of salt. Keep doing this until the broth tastes perfect. Add broccoli, bok choy, green onions, and mushrooms. Bring broth back to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes.
Arrange all other ingredients on a platter for the table. Your guests will "assemble" their own bowls. Follow the directions on your package of noodles - there are many different sizes and widths of noodles, so make sure you read the directions.
Ladling: Bring your broth back to a boil. Line up your soup bowls next to the stove. Fill each bowl with noodles.As soon as the broth comes back to a boil, ladle into each bowl. Serve immediately. Guests can garnish their own bowls as they wish.
THIS IS A MEAL IN ITSELF.
Serving Size: Makes 4 3 cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TROYERK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 194.2
- Total Fat: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 12.5 mg
- Sodium: 2,955.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 13.0 g
- Protein: 16.2 g