Vietnamese Beef Pho
The spicy and salty flavours are hard to resist, not to mention the wide variety of textures from the fresh, crispy ingredients, and the tender, marinated ingredients. Pho offers all of these things! You can make this soup from scratch, and still get away with using beef broth from the supermarket, or you could make this soup from scratch-scratch with marrow bones and water.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 15 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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 |
| Soup | 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
- 5 pounds FOR THE PHO BROTH:
- 6 quarts Beef Knuckles Or Leg Bones (with Marrow)
- 2 Cold Water
- 1 piece Medium Onions, Quartered
- 2 sticks (4-inch Size) Ginger, Halved
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Coriander Seeds
- 6 Fennel Seeds
- 6 Star Anise
- 1 Whole Cloves
- 1-½ Tablespoon Black Cardamom Pod (optional)
- ¼ cups Sea Salt
- 1 piece Fish Sauce
- 1 pound Yellow Rock Sugar (optional)
- ½ pounds Sliced Scallions (optional)
- ¼ cups FOR THE SOUP ASSEMBLY:
- 5 sprigs Dried Or Fresh Bahn Pho Noodles, Or Up To Double The Amount As Desired
- ¼ cups Raw Eye Of Round, Sirloin, Or Tri-tip Steak; Thinly Sliced Across The Grain
- 1 dash FOR OPTIONAL GARNISH: