How to cook Pho bo – beef noodle soup with its characteristic aroma, sweet and rich broth, and soft and chewy noodles right below will help you have a delicious bowl of pho right away. With step-by-step instructions, detailed instructions, and vivid illustrations, you will find that to cook delicious beef noodle soup, completely conquering users is not too difficult.
For a long time, beef noodle soup is a traditional dish that contributes to bringing Vietnam further on the world culinary map. Pho comes from folklore, starting as street vendors serving the poor, then gradually ascending the throne to sell in shops, shops and restaurants. Born in the Red River Delta and moved to the South with the flow of migrants. Nowadays, not only in Vietnam but you can also enjoy beef noodle soup in many countries around the world. Pho has become the choice of Vietnamese people for breakfast, even lunch, dinner… To cook delicious beef noodle soup, you only need a few tips and tricks to be successful.
Ingredients For Beef Noodle Soup
- 2kg beef bone
- 1.2kg beef fillet
- 0.7kg corned beef
- 1kg noodle cake
- 400g onion
- 200g lemongrass
- Purple onion
- Ginger
- Herbs in broth: dried cinnamon, cardamom, tangerine peel, star anise, cloves, coriander seeds
- Vegetables served: scallions, cilantro, coriander, lemon, chili, basil, braised vegetables
- Spices for beef noodle soup: salt, fish sauce, seasoning, rock sugar

Instructions For Cooking Beef Noodle Soup
Process Materials
Peeled onion, 1 part thinly sliced, 1 part cut areca
Wash coriander, cut into small pieces.
Green onions, keep the head of the onion separate, the leaves are finely chopped
The accompanying vegetables are washed and dried.
Seasoning Pack For Cooking Broth

You put dried cinnamon, cardamom, tangerine peel, star anise, cloves, coriander seeds into a cloth bag, tie it tightly.
How To Cook Beef Noodle Soup

Wash beef bones. Put a pot of water on the stove with a little lemongrass and bring to a boil. Put the bones in the blanching to get rid of the bad smell.
Take out the blanched bones, put them in a tray with ginger, red onion, and onion cut into areca, and bake until the bones are golden, take the bones out of the oven, and immediately put them in a bowl of ice water.

Bring a pot of water to a boil, put the grilled beef bones, the seasoning packet, the grilled onion, ginger, and lemongrass into the pot of water. Stew the bones for about 5-6 hours for fresh water. While the bones are stewing, add the beef and cook until cooked. Note that when the beef is cooked, take it out immediately, if it is left for too long, the meat will become soft. Then remove the ingredients, filter the broth.
Put the pot of filtered broth on the stove, season with a little salt, monosodium glutamate, seasoning, rock sugar to taste, bring to a boil and turn off the stove.
Present And Enjoy
Beef fillet washed, thinly sliced.
Thinly sliced corned beef.
Blanch the bean sprouts and onion heads in boiling water.
Blanch rice noodles in boiling water.
Put the bean sprouts, onion head, and rice noodle in a bowl, arrange beef, fillet, scallions, cilantro, onion, sliced chili and then add broth.
You enjoy pho with accompanying vegetables, chili sauce, black sauce.
Recipes To Cook Delicious Beef Noodle Soup
- Don’t forget toasted ginger because this is a particularly important seasoning for beef noodle soup.
- When boiled beef is cooked, take it out, dip it in cold water, hang it to drain, and then put it in the refrigerator to avoid blackening the meat.
- Remember to skim the scum during the bone broth to make the broth clearer.
- You should use beef bones and beef, don’t use buffalo meat, it will immediately ruin the pot of pho.
- Beef noodle soup should not be cooked with pork or chicken bones, it will lose the pure taste of the dish.
- Pho broth must be very boiling to push out the foul smell. Dip it thoroughly and shake it until it is completely drained, then put it in a bowl. When pouring into the bowl, remember to use chopsticks to stir it up so that the cakes do not stick together.
- When pouring the broth into the bowl, be sure to pour it evenly over the areas where the meat is rare.
- The broth must be very boiling to pour into the bowl of pho.
- The amount of broth is about 1cm away from the surface of the noodle soup and the meat.