Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

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  • SERVINGS 5
  • SERVING SIZE 2 cups
image descriptionIngredients
  • 6 cups clear chicken broth
  • 4 inch ginger, sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole star anise
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2 whole shallots, halved
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 lb London broil beef
  • 10 oz rice noodles
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 4 stems basil leaves
  • 4 cups bean sprouts
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges
image descriptionDirections
  1. In a large pot, combine chicken broth and ginger and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer.
  2. Add the cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, Chinese five spice, sugar, fish sauce, shallots, and pepper, and simmer on low heat, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, and ginger from the broth and add the beef. Simmer beef in broth over medium-low heat until beef is cooked.
  4. Remove beef when cooked and slice thinly. Set aside.
  5. Add water (1 cup) to the broth and heat through.
  6. In a medium pot, cook rice noodles in boiling water about 5-10 minutes and drain. Add noodles to soup bowls.
  7. Top noodles with beef slices and cilantro.
  8. Pour broth over noodles. Serve with basil, bean sprouts, and lime on the side.