Bahn Pho’ Soup (Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Soup) – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

1 lb ox tails, beef ribs, or scraps of bottom round steak

2 T vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 5-inch piece fresh ginger

4 or 5 green onions or 1 yellow onion, cut in half

2-3 bay leaves

1 stick cinnamon

salt and pepper

MSG

1/2 tsp whole cloves

12 cups water

1/4 cup nam pla (fish sauce) plus more, to taste

1lb. bottom round beef, very thinly sliced

1 pkg Bahn Pho’ rice stick noodles (fettucine style), boiled till done

4 cups fresh bean sprouts

1 cup chopped scallion

fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

fresh basil leaves

lime and lemon wedges

hoisin sauce

Asian chili sauce or tabasco sauce

Fry meat in oil and garlic in a stock pot. Meanwhile, slice ginger

in half lengthwise and brown over a flame or broil till dark brown

in areas. Do the same with the green or yellow onion. Add to

stock pot along with the rest of the broth ingredients. Boil,

uncovered for 1/2 hour. Season with salt and pepper. When broth

is done, add 1/4 cup fish sauce.

Ladle a few cupfuls of broth into a saucepan on high heat. Add a

handful of slices of the raw beef to the hot broth and stir until

cooked. In a large bowl, place a handful of bean sprouts, then a

large handful of noodles and top with the cooked beef slices and

broth from the saucepan. Top with two tablespoons of scallion and

cilantro, if desired. Serve with lemon and/or lime wedges, hoisin

sauce, additional fish sauce and chili or tabasco sauce.

Category: Asian Recipes