Vietnamese Beef Pho

Name: Vietnamese Beef Pho
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 450 g beef bones; 1400 g water; 1 onion; 6 cm fresh root ginger; 1 stalk fresh lemon grass; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp mixed peppercorns; 3 cloves; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp dried fennel seeds; 80 g fish sauce; 50 g soy sauce; 2 Tbsp lime juice; ¼ tsp fine sea salt; 2 pinches ground white pepper; 300 - 350 g flat rice noodles; 300 - 350 g beef fillet steak; 2 - 3 spring onions; 8 - 10 sprigs fresh coriander; 6 - 8 sprigs fresh mint; 2 sprigs fresh Thai basil; 100 g fresh bean sprouts; 1 long red chilli; 1 - 2 limes

4.5 43 ratings

Prep. 15 min

Total 1 h 45 min

6 portions

Ingredients

beef bones cut in pieces (see Tips)
450 g
water
1400 g
onion halved
1
fresh root ginger peeled and sliced
6 cm
fresh lemon grass white part only, halved
1 stalk
star anise
2
cinnamon stick
1
mixed peppercorns
1 tsp
cloves
3
coriander seeds
1 tsp
dried fennel seeds
1 tsp
fish sauce
80 g
soy sauce
50 g
lime juice (approx. 1 lime)
2 Tbsp
fine sea salt to taste
¼ tsp
ground white pepper to taste
2 pinches
flat rice noodles (approx. 6 mm wide)
300 - 350 g
beef fillet steak partially frozen, thinly sliced (approx. 3 mm thick)
300 - 350 g
spring onions thinly sliced diagonally, to serve
2 - 3
fresh coriander leaves only, to serve
8 - 10 sprigs
fresh mint leaves only, to serve
6 - 8 sprigs
fresh Thai basil leaves only, to serve
2 sprigs
fresh bean sprouts to serve
100 g
long red chilli deseeded if preferred and finely sliced, to serve
1
limes cut in cheeks, to serve
1 - 2