Serves 4
That really good Vietnamese beef and noodle soup...and it's pronounced 'fuh', like duh.
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce pack of Rice Noodles
- 32 oz low sodium beef broth
- 2 inch piece of fresh Ginger
- 3 limes
- 2 Star Anise stars
- 8 oz bag bean sprouts
- 1 bunch green onion light green and white parts only
- 1 big handful Cilantro
- 1 pound beef
- 1 small red jalapeno or chili, seeds removed and diced small
- 1/2 cup Hoisin sauce
Directions
- 30 minutes before you're ready to serve - put the beef in your freezer
- To a medium pot add broth, Star Anise, juice of 2 of the limes and ginger - bring to a boil and continue to boil about 15 minutes
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add noodles and cook for 10 minutes
- slice green onion into thin vertical strips
- Slice beef into very thin strips and set aside
- Drain noodles well and separate into 4 bowls
- Cover noodles with beef slices, and top with broth
- Then to each bowl add some bean sprouts, cilantro, green onion, red jalapeno, fresh lime juice and Hoisin
- Mix in hoisin and eat - damn it's so good