Pho Bo (Beef Pho) - Southeast Asian Recipe

Pho Bo (Beef Pho)

🌍 Southeast Asian, Hanoi / North Vietnam Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 2kg beef bones (knuckle + marrow)
• 500g beef brisket
• 1 onion (charred)
• 100g ginger (charred)
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt. **Bowl:** 200g flat rice noodles
• thinly sliced raw beef (eye round)
• bean sprouts
• Thai basil
• lime
• hoisin
• sriracha
• green onion
• fried shallots

Method

1. Step 1 — Blanch bones in boiling water 5 min; rinse clean.
2. Charring — Char onion and ginger directly on flame until blackened; rinse.
3. Simmering — Simmer bones, brisket, charred aromatics, dry spices 4–6 hours.
4. Adding — Add fish sauce, sugar, salt; strain broth.
5. Slicing — Slice brisket; soak noodles in warm water, cook in boiling water, drain.
6. Step 6 — Bowl: noodles, brisket slices, raw beef. Pour boiling broth over. Garnish and serve with condiments.

Tags: beef bones, beef brisket, onion, ginger, star anise · Source: Brittani's Almanac