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Vietnamese Pho: Beef Noodle Soup
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Vietnamese Pho: Beef Noodle Soup

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Vietnamese Pho: Beef Noodle Soup

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

638
Calories
35g
Protein
17g
Fat
88g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 25 ingredients — the other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Sriracha 1 tsp (5g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • THE BROTH
  • 2 onions, halved
  • 4" nub of ginger, halved lengthwise
  • 5-6 lbs of good beef bones, preferably leg and knuckle
  • 1 lb of beef meat - chuck, brisket, rump, cut into large slices [optional]
  • 6 quarts of water
  • 1 package of Pho Spices [1 cinnamon stick, 1 tbl coriander seeds, 1 tbl fennel seeds, 5 whole star anise, 1 cardamom pod, 6 whole cloves - in mesh bag]
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt (halve if using regular table salt)
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1 inch chunk of yellow rock sugar (about 1 oz) - or 1oz of regular sugar
  • THE BOWLS
  • 2 lbs rice noodles (dried or fresh)
  • cooked beef from the broth
  • 1/2 lb flank, london broil, sirloin or eye of round, sliced as thin as possible.
  • big handful of each: mint, cilantro, basil
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges
  • 2-3 chili peppers, sliced
  • 2 big handfuls of bean sprouts
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Sriracha hot sauce

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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