Pho recipe?

Question

I LOVE Vietnamese cuisine, especially pho. To me, the best parts are the tendon and meatballs. I'd like to know how/where to purchase tendon (what to ask for, etc.) and how to cook it properly. I'd love recipes for pho and the meatballs. I'm an experienced cook, so all levels of recipes are appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Meatball Soup (Bo Vien)

Ingredients:

For The Meatballs

1 pound ground beef

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

For The Soup

4 cups chicken broth or stock

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp Asian sesame oil

¼ tsp black pepper

2 tbsp thinly sliced green onion

2 tbsp coarsely fresh cilantro

Directions:

To make the meatballs, combine the ground beef with all its seasonings in a medium bowl and mix to blend well. Shape into meatballs, using about tablespoon of the mixture for each one. You should have 25 to 30 meatballs.

To make the soup, bring the broth or chicken stock to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Drop in half the meatballs, and cook, stirring now and then, until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon, cook the remaining meatballs in the broth, and transfer them to the bowl as well.

Season the broth in the saucepan by stirring in the fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper. Return the meatballs to the broth and heat through. Sprinkle with the green onion and cilantro. Serve hot.

Answer 2

for pho, rice noodles and a ton of msg that you can get at the store. If there are any asian markets around, they usually sell the beefballs with tendons inside.

Answer 3

I like different foods also and will keep this recipe also. plus this site offers many Pho recipes.

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Viet...