There are many varieties of pho soup, but one of the most popular is Pho Bo, which has three main ingredients: pho noodles, meat, and broth. Pho is prepared by hand in professional kitchens; at home, you can use ready-made noodles bought in a store. For Pho Bo - a variety of Pho with beef, that is, the most traditional version - they use exclusively the muscles of the cow's hind leg, since this part has more tenderloin and the meat is softer.
Pho Bo soup is usually served with lemon, fresh pepper (or lychee sauce), bean sprouts and salad as an addition.
Ingredients:
Rice noodles 300 g
Beef 350 g
Beef bones 800 g
Water 2 liters
Onion 1 piece
Ginger 3-4 cm root
Lemongrass 1 teaspoon
Green onion 1 tablespoon
Cilantro 1 tablespoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Preparation:
1. Broth. Put beef bones in boiling water and cook over medium heat for two hours, add salt, chopped ginger and lemongrass, and at the very end - onions.
“This is the most time consuming part. Each chef prepares broth in his own way. In restaurants, it is cooked from a variety of beef bones over medium heat for days before use. Salt and seasonings are added to the broth. In addition, during the cooking process, special dry plants are placed, which absorb all the fat and excess odors. Therefore, a good broth is necessarily transparent, it has only the taste of meat and the smell of spices. "
2. Meat. Cut the meat into thin layers. Add salt and spices (grated ginger, lemongrass) and leave for a while while the rest of the ingredients are cooked. When the broth is ready, the meat can be soaked in a small amount for a few minutes.
3. Noodles. Dip the noodles in boiling water and cook until medium cooked. Rinse first in cold, then in hot water so that the noodles are elastic.
4. After all three ingredients are ready, put the noodles in a bowl, then the meat and finely chopped greens. Pour broth over all this last.
Cooking time 2 hours, medium difficulty.
