Vegan Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

Vegan Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

from cookclickndevour.com
Main Course
35 min
178 kcal / serving

This vegan pho is a delicious take on classic Vietnamese noodle soup with all vegan ingredients. An amazingly flavorful broth, perfectly cooked rice sticks, sauteed tofu and all the toppings in the world! Comfort food at its best!

Ingredients

  • 3 cupsvegetable stock or water
  • 1 largeonion (halved)
  • 2 inchginger piece (halved)
  • 1 cupcubed carrots
  • ¼ cupshredded cabbage
  • 5 smallcardamom
  • 1star anise
  • 1 inchcinnamon bark
  • 4cloves
  • 1 tablespooncoriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoonsoy sauce or tamari
  • 1 tablespoonsiracha or any hot sauce (more for serving)
  • 1 tablespoonbrown sugar or palm sugar
  • salt (to taste)
  • 100 gramsflat rice noodles or thai rice sticks
  • 4baby carrots, peeled, halved and sauteed lightly
  • 100 gramstofu (cubed and toasted)
  • ½ cupshredded cabbage
  • ½ cupcubed bell peppers
  • ½ cupsprouts
  • fresh cilantro, basil, mint leaves
  • lemon wedges (to serve)

Directions

Pho broth

  1. 1

    Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a pan. Add halved onion and ginger piece. Cook in high heat for 3-4 minutes or until the onion and ginger char well

  2. 2

    Now add 3 cups stock, whole spices, shredded or cubed veggies.

  3. 3

    Next add tamari, chili paste or any hot sauce like siracha, brown sugar and salt to taste. Bring to a boil.

  4. 4

    Cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes.

  5. 5

    Strain the veggies and keep aside the broth until use.

Preparing the veggies & noodles

  1. 1

    Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet. Add shredded cabbage and saute for 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add tofu cubes to the same oil and toast until crispy.

  3. 3

    Cube the peppers, carrots and saute for a minute if preferred.

  4. 4

    Prepare noodles as per package instructions. I soaked the rice sticks in hot water for 3-4 minutes.

  5. 5

    Drain the softened noodles, add few drops of oil and toss. Keep covered until use.

Assemble & serve vegetarian pho

  1. 1

    Keep the prepared veggies ready in a plate.

  2. 2

    Also keep sprouts ready.

  3. 3

    Into a serving bowl place a portion of noodles, prepared veggies, tofu.

  4. 4

    Pour hot broth over it.

  5. 5

    Add fresh herbs, sprouts, more tofu, lemon wedges and finally a spoon of hot sauce or chili paste.

  6. 6

    Serve vegan pho immedietly.