[pinksugar]

Anyone know of a simple yummy easy way to make homemade pho? It really doesn't seem that hard to make but I tried it once & it didn't turn out right. Me & my bf eat out at pho restaurants all the time & it would be nice to be able to make it at home.

[monchichi]

I do...

I was half way through writing the recipe for you until I did something stupid and went back a page and then lost everything =.=

I'll try to remember to post here after I come back from work. Pho is pretty simple. It's really just boiling bones and seasoning.

[pinksugar]

Don't forget to post a recipe if you know how to make it homemade!

[onewhite lie]

I'd tell you, but I don't remember D:
My mom tried teaching me once, but it didn't turn out right.
She even said she's un-sure if it was right or not.

[ur AD0RkABLE]

well you would first boil beef bones for the water of the pho for like 10 hours or something. then you boil the noodles separetly. and then you boil chicken and the chop it up and there you go!

[twig*star]

where's the recipe?????? >_<

Anyway, when i was younger i liked 'hu tieu' better. i think i preferred the simpler and more uiversal chinese type flavours but now it's pho. I used to hate pho .......

also 10 hours of boiling bones is overkill and pointless (i know they traditionally go for a long time but seriously there's no point). 3 hours works just as well.

[suki_*]

Making it from scratch takes a good day especially when are you making the broth... mann i don't remember how long it takes for it to boil in, but it takes a very long time to a point where it's just more worth it to go out and eat it.. haha

but homemade pho is reallly goood

[V A L XD]

Mmhm, theres not an EXACT recipe.
It takes me usually a whole day or about 5 hours to make the broth. But I usually let it settle overnight so that the broth has a chance to mingle.

[B E A U T Y]

I always watch my mom make pho so from memory this is her recipe.

Ingredients:
2lbs of oxtail
1 large white onion
1 medium chunk of ginger
4/5 pieces of star anise
1lb of flank steak or sirloin(sliced thinly)
1/4 c of fish sauce **or more to taste.
1 tbsp of msg. **or more to taste.


Garnishes:
2 Scallions - thinly sliced
1 bunch of Cilantro - chopped
1 medium Onion - thinly sliced
Siracha sauce/Hoisen sauce
1lb Rice noodles
a bunch of fresh bean sprouts
1 Lime cut in wedges
Fresh thai basil


First cut the ginger & onion in half and place it on a
gas burner or under a broiler to roast until they release
their fragrant odors. Turn it so often so it doesn't char
too much. (approx. 7 minutes)

Place oxtails in a large stock pot. Add water to cover
and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, drain and rinse
pot and bones. Return bones, charred ginger&onion, and star
anise to pot, add 6 quarts water and bring to a boil. Skim
surface of debris and fat. Stir bones at bottom from time to
time. Simmer for 4-5 hours uncovered add more water if
level goes below bones. After 4-5 hours the oxtail should be
"fall off the bone tender" remove all of the oxtails with a slotted spoon.
Then add the 1/4c of fish sauce and 1 tbsp of msg. Stir the broth
and taste it and season according to your taste. Bring to a boil.

Meanwhile, slice beef flank/sirloin(partially frozen so it'll be easier to slice)
against grain into paper-thin slices. Set aside. In a plate place the sliced
scallions, chopped cilantro, and thinly sliced onion. Rinse the bean sprouts
Soak rice noodles in warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.


In another pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add noodles and drain
immediately. Do not overcook noodles. Divide among 4 large soup bowls.
Top noodles with sliced meat and oxtail if preferred. Bring broth to a rolling
boil, then ladle into soup bowls. Garnish with fresh bean sprouts, scallions,
cilantro, basil and onions. A squeeze of lime and a dash of siracha& hoisen sauce
and you're complete.

Serves 4.

[twig*star]

Thanks!!! Will go try it, especially since it winter here and a nice warm pho is just what i need!! =)

[Azn Drifto]

My parents make Pho at home too, they used Ox Tail to make the soup base, like the previous post above mine... ^^

[NEYUGN93]

my mum tries making homemade pho
they taste alright but its waaaaaaayyyyy off to the pho you would eat at restaurants

[ailannguyen]

its better homemade..LOL, I love it more than going to a restaurant and eat it! lol

[night.star]

I won't even bother trying to make it.
I know it not going to taste good.
I will be lucky if I don't burn down the house.

[jubiee]

thanks for the recipe B E A U T Y . . .i'll try making it . . maybe. .
but doesn't it take a while to make?

[muchacha]

how do restaurants manage to make it in 10-15 minutes? lol unless the base is already made.

[KIM--ONEE]

my mom makes the best homeade pho
but i dont even know what goes into it LOL
idunno, but i love my moms cooooooking xD
<3

[K4Ice]

everybody makes pho in a different way.
My mom's tastes so different from the restaurants and even from her own sisters' pho..
But I prefer homemade *craves*
and like VALXD, we either make it the night before...or my mom gets up at like 6 to start the broth and then 5 hours or so later, we eat for lunch

[j0anneeO_O]

how do restaurants manage to make it in 10-15 minutes? lol unless the base is already made.

they pr0b hv it ready for the wholeee day in a hugeee gigantic cookinpan =O and then at night they make it for the next day =O thats whut im thinkin of

[baoi]

i hate homemade pho. My family is NOT vietnamese, so it comes out not as good as REAL PHO..
So i tend to lean towards the restaurants.. and you can tell which place has the best pho by the broth.