Quick Beef Pho

Jack was introduced to Pho when he was in Canada visiting some family and has been obsessed with it ever since! I totally believe that spending the time to make the broth the traditional way by simmering beef bones and meat enriches the flavours, however this method is a lot faster and delicious all the same. All of the spices are easily available at all of the big supermarkets which makes this dish even easier.

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Ingredients

• 1.5L Reduced salt beef stock – Plus 200ml Hot water

• 2 Onions – Quartered

• 7cm/ thumb size Piece ginger – Peeled

• 3 Star anise

• 1 Cinnamon stick

• 6 Whole Cloves

• 1 ½ tsp Coriander seeds

• 1-2 Red Chilli’s

• 1 ½ tsp Brown Sugar

• 2 tbsp Fish Sauce

• 1-2 tbsp Reduced salt soy sauce

• 350g Sirloin Steak

• 400g Rice noodles

• Small bunch fresh coriander

• 2-3 Spring onions

• 1 Lime

Optional:

• Thai Basil

• Bean Sprouts

• Hoisin Sauce

• Siracha

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Method

Step 1 – Wrap your steak in cling film and place in the freezer. The steak will become firm and make it easier to slice thinly later.

Step 2 – Start by heating a large saucepan over a medium/high heat while you quarter your onions and peel the ginger (Tip – use a teaspoon to scrape away the peel to save waste).

Step 3 – Add the onion and ginger to the dry pan until they start to become charred – You can add some chilli here if you like food a little spicier. Then add the spices (Star anise, Cinnamon stick, Whole Cloves and Coriander seeds) and cook for a few minutes. They should begin to smell nice and fragrant.

Step 4 – Pour in the stock and the extra hot water and mix well. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

Step 5 – While the stock is simmering, remove your steak from the freezer and slice as thinly as possible. Also, cook your rice noodles as per the packet instructions. You can also prepare your garnish during this time, so finely chop the coriander, chilli, spring onions and lime.

Step 6 - After the 20 minutes, strain the broth, discarding the spices and ginger (I like to keep some of the onion pieces however you can remove these too).

Step 7 – Once strained add the fish stock, soy sauce and brown sugar to season, along with the steak for 1 minute.

Step 8 – Divide the rice noodles between 4 bowls. Add the broth to the bowls using a ladle and finish with the steak and additional garnishes.

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Serving suggestion

Serve alongside Salad Rolls (Our recipe for these are coming soon)

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This recipe was inspired by Tesco's Quick Beef Pho recipe.