Pho?

No idea. I've only heard of one friend of a friend ever trying, and they figured it wasn't worth the effort when it was so cheap and easy to just eat it at a restaurant. But then maybe they just didn't do a good job, or didn't make enough to make it worth the time!

If you want to give it a shot though, this looks like it might be a good place to start: http://steamykitchen.com/271-vietnamese-beef-noodle-soup-pho.html

I just ate pho for dinner right now ;3. My granny makes it in a hhuuggeeee pot and lets it simmer for hours, or even overnight. It's enough to eat for two weeks usually.

I know she uses:

Chicken broth (or if you can find broth made specifically for pho, that's be great, usually in huge Asian markets.)
Star anise
Saigon cinnamon
Lemon grass
Beef bones (what really gives it the flavor)
Whole onions, (she used four in an enormous pot)
Nuoc nam, or fish sauce in English XD

I wouldn't be able to tell you how much or the measurements, because Vietnamese people don't measure anything XP . . . They eyeball it from experience @.@.

My mother makes it too, and it really just looks like she throws all this stuff in and lets it simmer.

Good luck!

You're in luck:) One of my go-to gurus for vietnamese food did a detailed post on Crock Pot Pho here: http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2009/12/crock-pot-pho-bo-vietnamese-beef-noodle.html
I can verify that it is authentic. It is easy, probably harder part is finding the ingredients. Then it's just a long wait.

You rock! Thanks for the link! So excited!!!!!

Funny that this should come up - I *just* made this for dinner on Sunday!

We used a mix for the broth that we found in the regular grocery store, in the international foods aisle.

It is called Sunbird Pho mix - it looks like this:
https://www.soupsonline.com/images/Product/medium/2738.jpg

Here is the nutrition info from the package:

Serving Size: 1 Tbsp (8g)
Servings Per Container: 4

Amount per Serving
Calories 25
Calories from Fat 5

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 2%
Sat. Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 670mg 28%
Total Carbs 2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 1g
Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%


One packet makes 4 cups of finished broth - a serving is one cup of broth. The sodium is a tad high, but doable if you don't eat this all three meals! We used shirataki "miracle" noodles instead of rice noodles (dry fry before adding) and all of the other traditional pho sides. It was awesome, and very, very low cal!

It is a good, in-a-hurry meal - of course not AS good as homemade pho (drool!) but easy, quick and adaptable. I plan on doing this mix with a shrimp and veggie pho, too.

Love pho ty for all the posts

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