Quick and Easy Pho

Quick and Easy Pho

from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
Main Course
60 min
178 kcal / serving

This easy Vietnamese inspired Pho is my quick and easy adaptation that's perfect when you're tight on time. It's made with rice noodles, broth, and choice of chicken, beef, pork or shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 8 ozdried rice vermicelli noodles
  • desired meat: chicken, pork, steak or raw shrimp* ((see notes))
  • 1 largeyellow onion (, quartered)
  • 2fresh ginger (, unpeeled and halved, length-wise)
  • 6 cupsbroth ((chicken, beef or vegetable, depending on protein choice))
  • 2 cupswater
  • ¼ tspground coriander
  • 1whole clove ((optional))
  • 1 ½ tablespoonsfish sauce ((or less, to taste preference))
  • ¼ teaspoonhoisin sauce
  • ¼ teaspoonsoy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoonred chili paste ((sambal oelek))
  • 1 stickcinnamon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4green onions (, chopped)
  • 2fresh jalapeño peppers or red thai chili peppers (, thinly sliced and seeds removed)
  • 1 bunchfresh cilantro (, chopped)
  • 1 bunchthai basil leaves
  • 1 cupfresh bean sprouts
  • 2limes (, cut into wedges)
  • sriracha hot sauce, or additional red chili paste (, for heat, optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Place a large dry pot over medium heat add the onion halves and ginger pieces. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 2

    Add the broth, water, coriander, clove, fish sauce, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, chili garlic paste, cinnamon stick and a pinch of fresh cracked salt and pepper to the pot. Bring to a slow boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, prepare noodles according to package instructions. Once soft, drain, rinse and set aside.

  4. 4

    Ready the garnishes in individual small bowls for serving: cilantro, basil, green onions, bean sprouts, lime wedges and sliced chilies.

  5. 5

    1-5 minutes before the broth is done cooking, add desired meat to the broth to cook, just until done (2-3 minutes for raw, thinly sliced chicken or pork, 1-2 minutes for shrimp or thinly sliced steak).

  6. 6

    Discard the ginger, clove, cinnamon stick and onion pieces from the pot.

  7. 7

    Divide the noodles among bowls; ladle broth on top (and meat). Add desired toppings.