Pho

[irisblue]

here I am a middle aged, so white I gleam, in the American midwest...I discovered Pho at a local restaurant. So, what is the way to make it at home? I'm coming down with a cough, so lotsa soup time. thanks

[elleng]

1. Here's a recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/vietnamese-noodle-soup-recipe/index.html

My standard chicken soup takes time. I'd stick with take-out from Pho restaurant, if I were you!

[Warpy]

5. That's how I feel about it

What elevates pho above other chicken soup is the variety of meat that goes into the broth, as well as the seasoning. I live in the part of town with all the good ethnic restaurants, so I can get it a quart at a time to go in something that looks like a Big Gulp cup. And that's about how I use it when I'm sick, reheating in the nuker when it needs it.

I also make my own chicken soup if I can find chicken with skin and bones, something it's getting harder and harder to do.

[Galileo126]

2. It's all in the broth

It can be time intensive, which is why I don't make it at home. You need to simmer beef bones and oxtails for about 6 hrs, along with all the yummy spices and flavors (cinnamon, star anise, cloves, ginger, fish sauce, salt...)

After that, add the broth to a bowl with cooked noodles of your choice (I like pad thai, myself), along with thinly sliced beef sirloin, and traditional condiments of green onions, sprouts, cilantro, your favorite hot sauce, a slash of lime juice, etc.

I find it oh-so yummy, but would rather have a Vietnamese grandma do it right rather than me screw it up.

my 2 cents...

-g

[PoliticAverse]

3. Was it authentic pho or faux pho? n/t

[irisblue]

4. seemed authentic

the menu had Vietmanese first then English, and I had to point to what I wanted on the menu so the elderly grandmother appearing woman knew what I wanted (baba in my childhood Detroit Polish), and it was a huge bowl of heaven and bliss