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Pho+? ( pronounced as in foe -your enemy not your friend, is the name given to the Vietnamese
noodle soup. It is a concoction of chicken ( Pho+? Ga`) or beef ( Pho+? Bo`). flavored with
spices such as star anises, cinnamon and cloves. Pho+? is served in the morning, at breakfast, at
lunch and at dinner, When the weather turns chilly, it is a wonderful food that satisfies the soul
and warms up the body. It is easy to make and it tastes delicious.
Very thin slices of raw beef ( flank steak or rib-eye cut, beef tenderloin, slightly frozen so that you can slice them razor blade thin ) are slightly cooked in the hot broth and added to the bowl of rice noodles ( soak them in water or cook them lightly before adding to the broth) Personally in our house, I prefer to serve really cooked beef (Pho+? Chi'n) So instead of adding the thin slices of raw beef to the boiling hot broth, I would prepare my beef separately by cooking my piece of beef slowly in the broth the night before . I would simmer it for a very long time (sometimes four to six hours) and I would flavor the broth with a ready made paste sold in Oriental stores called Spices for Pho+?. It is very practical. I cook the meat for so long that it practically " melts " in your mouth. Thin-sliced green onions, a few slices of white onions, fresh cilantro, a few slices of fresh ginger, a dash of fish sauce give the soup an extra taste. On a side plate, you also serve fresh bean sprouts, wedges of lime, basil and cilantro. These can be added to the broth according to the individual taste. Every Sunday morning, I would serve our traditional Pho+? for brunch. For drinks, I serve hot jasmin or mint tea and my children agree that it is a very nice family tradition. They always look forward to Pho+? Time.
Barbara Kafka, in her cookbook, ``Soup, A Way of Life.'' (Artisan Publishing) presented a slightly different version of Pho+? .Pho+? (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) 4 cups beef stock 1 small star anise, crushed with a mortar and pestle 1 1-inch piece cinnamon stick Go To Page: 1 2
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