Vietnamese Pho Soup Recipe

Vietnamese pho soup has noodles, steak slices, and savory broth.

5 from 4 votes

Vietnamese Pho Soup Recipe is a savory noodle soup with beef meat slices. It is full of umami. Add your favorite topping to your hot bowl of pho and enjoy.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: lunch, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Keyword: noodle soup, traditional pho, Vietnamese pho soup

Servings: servings

Author: Lama

Ingredients

For the soup

12 cups beef broth 3 quarts
12 ounces steak filet mignon
1 package pho rice noodles fettuccini noodles
2 bullion cubes
1 medium yellow onion quartered
4 cloves of garlic roughly minced
3 whole star anise
3 whole cloves
1 (3-inch) knob of ginger thinly sliced
1 cinnamon stick
salt to taste
pepper to taste

For Garnish

bean sprouts
fresh cilantro
fresh ginger slices
lime or lemon wedges
green onions thinly-chopped
jalapenos thinly-sliced
Thai basil

Instructions

In a large pot or instant pot, place the filet mignon with bullion cubes, onion, garlic, star anise, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon stick with at least 12 quarts water. Set on high for 1 hour. (If cooking on stove top cook for at least 1 hour since the meat needs time to tenderize)
Once the meat has cooked and the broth has infused, remove the beef into a small pot with some broth to keep it juicy.
Meanwhile, cook the noodles for about 3-4 minutes and then rinse them with cold water to stop the cooking. Drain and set them aside.
When you are ready to serve the soup, fill the bowl half way full with the cooked noodles, then scoop in broth to fill the bowl. Place desired amount of the cooked meat.
Then, begin to garnish bean sprouts, fresh cilantro, fresh ginger slices, lime or lemon wedges, thinly-chopped green onions, thinly-sliced jalapeños , Thai basil or basic basil.

Notes

Check these pro tips.

Tip 1: For a deeper flavor, you can get the high-quality meaty bone broth. It is usually simmered with veggies, aromatic herbs, and seasonings for more than 20 hours to get that deep flavorful broth.

Tip 2: To make chicken pho soup, get chicken thighs since they are tender and juicier. They also absorb flavors better than chicken breast.

Tip 3: If you are using shrimp, you must peel, devein, and remove their tail before adding them to the soup.

Tip 4: Char the onions and ginger in an iron skillet. This will add a smoky taste from the onions and a warm, spicy, peppery taste from the ginger.

Tip 5: Use the spoon to sip the broth and the chopsticks to swirl the noodles and the steak slices.

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