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Recipe: Vietnamese Beef Pho...

Jul 16, 2007 09:21

( Recipe )

noodles (asian), soup, asian, vietnamese, meat, pho, beef

Comments 11

genericpunkgrrl July 16 2007, 13:36:59 UTC

yay! now i need to go food shopping b/c this needs to be made asap.
does this hold well in the fridge? i'm nervous that re-heating can make it crappy

btw- choppin' broccoli = dana carvey is awesome.

1cordial_cherry July 16 2007, 13:42:28 UTC

We keep the broth separate in the fridge and cook the noodles as we need them and add the meat, jalepenos, bean sprouts, sauces, basil, lime per serving. It works out great and we usually get a few days of big meals out for it. If you have an Asian market near you you can even find the Vietnamese meatballs in the freezer. I would even recommend freezing some broth for later use.

**I just WISH I could find tendon!

1cordial_cherry July 16 2007, 13:44:29 UTC

Ohh, and a splash of "fish sauce" in the recipe is nice too. And I always find it needs more salt so salt to taste.

mimsmom July 16 2007, 13:59:45 UTC

Thanks for this post! Can you please put the recipe behind a cut, though? Thanks!

mercy4u97 July 16 2007, 15:04:50 UTC

Pho is my favorite ever. I cant live without it!!!!!!!!

1cordial_cherry July 16 2007, 15:08:55 UTC

Haa haa, I'm the same way, that's why my Boyfriend found some recipes and got cracking. I got him hooked too! I miss the city though. Pho everywhere and dirt cheap. There is nothing like an authentic bowl of Pho any day. This recipe has proved to be very satisfying though. There is only one place that serves pho about 20 miles form me (and it was nothing like what I was getting in the city) and it costs us almost $30.00 each time, we were going three sometimes 4 times a week :/

whatisbiscuits July 16 2007, 17:11:52 UTC

I think I would skip the mono-sodium glutamate after my mum had a very bad reaction to it after a chinese takeaway. We had to call a doctor because she could barely breathe.

Sounds like a good recipe though, thanks.

1cordial_cherry July 16 2007, 17:16:21 UTC

Many do not agree with MSG, sadly I am pretty much hooked on it and it is a VERY big player in this recipe (I normally would not recommend adding msg to anything). I actually tried it without, the first time we made it and something major was missing, it was the MSG. So I do agree those who can go without, by all means do so.

olehippy13 July 17 2007, 00:10:42 UTC

hmmmmm.....ever heard of Nucmam....I probably spelled it wrong....but when I was over there in Nam....it was cooked by the locals all the time.....ever since, no Nucmam for me. grin.....Fish head soup. Sorry...no can do GI.....

But, Hey, I do like your avitar....grin.....cool beans.

oh and ah...
keep smilin,
olehippy13
former vietnam medic

olehippy13 July 17 2007, 00:14:31 UTC

also a funny thing concerning your avitar....when I was over in Nam....the locals used to always try and get the GI's pets when the GI's were to leave VietNam. Why do you suppose that was? See, a lot of GI's had cats as house pets and fed them very well....when it was time to leave to come home, the locals said they would take the pet cats.....and yep, you guessed it....Meow on a stick. All fatten up and ready to roast....or fry....Garfield on a fork, if you will.

hmmmm....seeing your avitar and your recipe...just struck a memory....smilin....

olehippy13

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1cordial_cherry July 18 2007, 14:15:54 UTC

I'm glad you liked it :) We left out the MSG the first time, and it was what was missing for us. We add it every time now. Now I must make some!