Phở Broth
also called pho broth · nước dùng phở · nuoc dung pho · pho stock · beef pho broth · phở bò broth · pho base · the broth for pho
- Phở & Bánh Mì
- serves 8
- recipe says 6 hr 30 min
- Soups
Also written for Instant Pot (4 to wash).
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 4 lb(1.8 kg)beef marrow bones | parboil 10 min, rinse every bone | simmer 6 hr, skimming | season and strain |
| 2 lb(900 g)oxtail | |||
| 5 qt(4.7 L)cold water | |||
| 2 large(halved)yellow onions | char over a flame 10 min | ||
| 4 in(halved lengthways)fresh ginger | |||
| 5 wholestar anise | toast 3 min, tie the sachet | ||
| 1cinnamon stick | |||
| 4whole cloves | |||
| 1 Tbscoriander seed | |||
| 1 pod(cracked)black cardamom | |||
| 2 lb(900 g)beef brisket | |||
| 6 qt(5.7 L)water | |||
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)fish sauce | |||
| 1 oz(30 g)rock sugar | |||
| 1 Tbskosher salt | |||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.18 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1parboil 10 min, rinse every bone
2char over a flame 10 min
3toast 3 min, tie the sachet
4simmer 6 hr, skimming
goes in with what steps 1, 2 and 3 made
5season and strain
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 6 hr 10 min1 of 5 steps gives no time
- Needs you
- about 13 min
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the sachet comes out at ninety minutes, or the star anise takes the whole pot over and stays there
- What you'll wash
- Four things — the stockpot, a skillet for the spices, a fine sieve, the spice sachet
parboil 10 min, rinse every bone
10 minwalk awayfrom the start
char over a flame 10 min
10 minneeds you(we think)from the start
toast 3 min, tie the sachet
3 minneeds youfrom the start
simmer 6 hr, skimming
6 hrwalk away10 min in
season and strain
not timed6 hr 10 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need skillet · spice sachet · stockpot
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Phở Broth
>> category: Soups
>> tags: beef, vietnamese, stock, star anise, stovetop
>> counters: Phở & Bánh Mì
>> aka: pho broth, nước dùng phở, nuoc dung pho, pho stock, beef pho broth, phở bò broth, pho base, the broth for pho
>> pairs-with: pho-bo
>> servings: 8
>> time: 6 hr 30 min
>> slack: narrow — the sachet comes out at ninety minutes, or the star anise takes the whole pot over and stays there
>> washing-up: the stockpot, a skillet for the spices, a fine sieve, the spice sachet
>> step: parboil 10 min, rinse every bone
Cover @beef marrow bones{4%lb}(1.8 kg) and @oxtail{2%lb}(900 g) with @cold water{5%qt}(4.7 L) in a #stockpot{}, bring to a hard boil and ~parboil{10%min}, then tip the lot into the sink, rinse every bone under the tap and scrub the pot.
>> step: char over a flame 10 min
Char @yellow onions{2%large}(halved) and @fresh ginger{4%in}(halved lengthways) directly on a burner or under a broiler ~char{10%min}, turning until blackened in patches, then scrape the loose ash away.
>> step: toast 3 min, tie the sachet
Toast @star anise{5%whole}, @cinnamon stick{1}, @whole cloves{4}, @coriander seed{1%Tbs} and @black cardamom{1%pod}(cracked) in a dry #skillet{} ~toast{3%min}, until they smell like the shop, then tie them into a #spice sachet{}.
>> step: simmer 6 hr, skimming
Simmer @&(~3)parboiled bones{}, @&(~2)charred aromatics{} and @&(~1)spice sachet{} with @beef brisket{2%lb}(900 g) and @water{6%qt}(5.7 L) at a bare tremble ~simmer{6%hr}, never letting it boil. Lift the brisket and pull the sachet at ninety minutes.
>> step: season and strain
Season @&(~1)broth{} with @fish sauce{1/3%cup}(80 mL), @rock sugar{1%oz}(30 g) and @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, then strain it through a fine sieve.