Need to learn how to make Pho?

Question

Please don't give me a website unless it has a shrimp version. I have been on websites and they all have pork. I don't know if the place I go to makes all the same broth but just adds shrimp in mine. Doesn't really matter but if someone here can give me a good easy recipe for it I would appreciate it.

*** Remember I am not against pork I just rather have the shrimp version I always have.

Thanks

Answer 1

Pho is made with a light beef broth, here is the broth recipe:

Beef Broth:

1 small onion, chopped

1 2-inch stick ginger

2 pounds beef bones (you can use oxtails or neck bones, but I find shortribs make a more flavorful broth, but chill finished broth to remove the fat)

12 cups water

6 star anise

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

Broil onion and ginger until they look burned. Using back of heavy knife or small frying pan, smash the ginger and set aside.

  Wash beef bones, place in a large soup pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil and immediately pour off this "first boiling" water and discard. Add another 12 cups of fresh water and again bring to a boil. Skim off foam. Add the broiled onion and ginger, star anise, salt and sugar. Over medium-low heat, simmer for 30 minutes.

Answer 2

Here's a recipe for Pho soup:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...

Answer 3

Below I have a link to the one that I did.  It came out good, except next time I would use tenderloin instead of sirloin (the meat really needs to be tender).

The reason I chose this recipe when making it myself is that it allows you to use premade beef broth (and allows you to add the flavorings that make pho unique) instead of having to make one completely from scratch.  For this reason I would guess that it could possibly be adaptable if you want to have a different base (vegetable or shrimp broth as an example), but your mileage may vary...

Answer 4

You can buy the boullion at any Asian market. To this, add chicken broth, finely sliced onions, vermicelli, green onion tops (diced), and cillantro.