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Easy Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup

If you want to get a hearty bowl of Vietnamese pho noodle soup on the table within 30 minutes, look no further!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 357 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

Broth
  • 4 cups Asian beef stock (*see footnote 1)
  • 1 big slice ginger
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 teaspoon light soy sauce (or soy sauce)
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
To serve
  • 200 grams raw beef short ribs (or sirloin steak, or tenderloin) (*see footnote 2)
  • 150 grams (5 ounces) dried rice noodles
  • 2 green onions green part
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 1 cup fresh herbs mix of cilantro, basil, and/or mint
  • Sriracha and hoisin sauce (or homemade hoisin sauce)

Instructions

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  1. Combine beef stock, ginger, star anise, and cloves in a pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Turn to medium low heat. Add ginger, star anise, cloves, light soy sauce, and fish sauce. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
  2. Use a slotted spoon to remove all the solid ingredients and discard them. Return soup to the stove, cover, and heat over the lowest heat needed to keep it hot. If you have leftover cooked beef, you can add it into the broth now to reheat it.
  3. While boiling the soup, slice the raw beef against grain into thin slices. You can freeze the beef briefly, about 10 minutes, so it will be easier to slice. Prep and cut veggies and set them aside.
  4. Ten minutes before the beef broth is ready, bring another pot of water to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook (or soak) according to instructions, or until tender. It usually takes 3 to 8 minutes, depending on the type of noodles. Rinse with tap water and drain. Divide the noodles among the serving bowls.
  5. Top beef slices, without overlapping, on the rice noodles and pour the soup over them, to quickly cook the beef. If you want the beef to be cooked more thoroughly, lightly press them into the soup to heat evenly. Garnish with bean sprouts and herbs. Serve immediately with lime wedges, Sriracha sauce and hoisin sauce.

Notes

  • , you can reheat it with the soup after discarding the aromatics, and serve the beef and soup together.
  • If you boiled down your beef stock previously, you’ll need to add water to dilute it. The amount of water will depend on how concentrated your stock is. You can start by re-heating the stock to bring it back to liquid form, taste it, and adjust the strength by adding water.If you don’t have any homemade Asian beef stock on hand, you can use store-bought beef broth instead. To make the broth taste more intense, you can refer to this recipe.
  • If you have leftover braised beef from making the beef stock, you can reheat it with the soup after discarding the aromatics, and serve the beef and soup together.

Nutrition Information

Serving 779g Calories 357kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 24.4g (8%) Protein 39.8g (80%) Fat 10.8g (17%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 91mg (30%) Sodium 2263mg (94%) Potassium 903mg (26%) Fiber 1.4g (6%) Sugar 0.7g (1%) Vitamin A 700IU (14%) Vitamin C 56.1mg (62%) Calcium 80mg (8%) Iron 4.1mg (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 357

% Daily Value*

Serving 779g
Calories 357kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 24.4g 8%
Protein 39.8g 80%
Fat 10.8g 17%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 2263mg 94%
Potassium 903mg 19%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Sugar 0.7g 1%
Vitamin A 700IU 14%
Vitamin C 56.1mg 62%
Calcium 80mg 8%
Iron 4.1mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.