So what's the deal with Vietnamese Pho soup?

[tridim]

Malloy was just raving about it... Should I go get some for lunch tomorrow?

[auntAgonist]

1. you could make it yourself.

Vietnamese Beef Pho Soup

* 2 cups finely sliced onion
* 1 whole onion, peeled
* 2 tbsp sliced fresh ginger (or use powdered)
* 3 lbs beef marrow bones or oxtails
* 4 tbsp fish sauce
* 5 star anise (Asian Cloves)
* 2 sticks whole cinnamon
* 1/4 lb finely sliced cooked roast beef
* 1 pkg pho noodles

Accompaniments

* Mung bean sprouts
* Fresh Thai basil or cilantro leaves
* Fresh sliced jalepeno
* Chopped green onion
* Lemon or lime wedges
* Hot sauce
* Hoisen sauce

1. Place beef bones in large crock pot
2. Push 2 star anise into whole onion. Holding onion with a large fork, brown onion over hot burner until onion starts to brown turning frequently to cook even.
3. Add sliced onion, ginger, 3 star anise, and stick cinnamon. Top with whole onion, and add water to cover.
4. Turn crock pot on high until water starts to boil, then reduce to low, and cook for at least 4, but no more than 8 hours.
5. Strain broth with colandar into a large pot. If further clarification is desired, strain a second time through cheese cloth.
6. Remove marrow from bones, and add to broth.
7. Add fish sauce to broth.
8. Cook pho noodles quickly in pot of boiling water by placing noodles in mesh strainer, and placing strainer into a 2 quart pot of boiling water. These fine noodles cook in less than a minute.
9. Assemble soup in bowl by adding beef to bowl first, then adding broth, leaving room in bowl to an the accompaniments.
10. Serve the accompaniments with soup so individuals can add as desired.

Variation: Substitute for beef (or add in addition to beef) Vietnamese meat balls.

Chicken Pho Soup: Substitute chicken carcass for beef bones, and cubed cooked boneless chicken breast for beef.

[goodbody]

5. this looks like a keeper

I'll print it. But, I want to try it at an excellent restaurant first so that I can judge the flavors against any recipe as a comparison.

Thanks for posting the recipe.

[maveric]

2. Great stuff!

Come to San Diego for some of the best Vietnamese food in the US.
Pho is fucking food of the gods!

[goodbody]

4. where in San Diego is this place?

[maveric]

7. University Ave or El Cajon Blvd. All down those streets.

East of 32nd St. to College.

[goodbody]

3. I've heard about this soup too

It was written up (I think in the LAT) with places you could go to that serve it well. I want to try it too!

[fortyfeetunder]

6. Pho in Seattle- the new fast food

If I want fast food, I don't have to go far for a good bowl of pho in Seattle and its suburbs. When prepared well it is tasty. Yes, you must try pho.

[Forever Free]

8. Nothing beats the pho in Little Saigon down in Orange County, CA.

Little Saigon is the epicenter of Vietnamese-American culture and people in the United States. In fact, the Garden Grove / Westminster area is home to the largest Vietnamese population outside of the native country itself. The small shops there arguably serve the best offerings of the noodle soup.

Check out the places along Bolsa Avenue. You're sure to find some great places that serve excellent pho.

[JI7]

9. can you give a name of a place that serves it there

i would like to go there and try it.

[NewJeffCT]

10. Pho is Vietnamese for Soup, I believe

At least that is what a Vietnamese co-worker told me.

Sort of like "chai" is supposedly the Indian word for tea, so you're essentially asking for tea tea when you ask for chai tea.

I've like Pho soup for several years now.