1cupMung bean sprouts, shredded carrots, or sliced white onions
½cupFresh mint, Thai basil leaves, or cilantro
1Lime(cut into quarters)
2-4tbspHoisin sauce
2-4tbspSriracha
¼cupSliced green onion
2-3Sliced jalapeños(optional)
1-2tbspfish sauce(optional)
Instructions
Prepare Your Protein
Tofu: open, drain, and cut tofu into bitesize pieces.
Chicken: shred boiled or cooked chicken with a fork.
Steak: wash and pat dry, season with salt & pepper and sear until cooked. Thinly slice and keep warm.
(Optional): wash any fresh add-ins. If using white onion, thinly slice into crescents & soak in water for 20 minutes.
Toast the Spices
Preheat a large stock pot on medium-low. Empty the whole spices into the stock pot (setting the mesh tea bag aside) and toast the spices for 2-3 min., stirring constantly until fragrant and being careful not to burn.
Remove from heat. When the spices have cooled, place into the mesh bag, tie closed, and lightly crush spices with a mallet. Tip: use the plastic bag for reinforcement.
Create Pho Broth
In a large stock pot, mix 9-10 cups of water with phở broth concentrate (6 veggie broth packets or 4 Tbsp. beef/chicken broth paste).
Place toasted whole spice sachet and mushrooms into the pot, cover, and bring to a boil on high heat (~10 min).
In a separate large pot, bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
Season & Add Protein
Reduce heat to medium-low and add rock sugar, 1-2 Tbsp. fish sauce (optional), and juice from half of the lime.
If using tofu or shredded chicken, add to broth, cover, and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Cook Rice Noodles
Add rice noodles to the pot of boiling water from step 3, turn off heat, and soak noodles for 6-7 minutes until soft, drain, and run under cold water to stop the cooking. Tip: add a little oil and toss to prevent noodles from sticking together.
Plate & Enjoy!
Place rice noodles into soup bowls (you’ll have extra!) and ladle broth over noodles. If adding steak, arrange on top.
Customize your bowl with sriracha (spicy!), hoisin sauce, green onion, lime, cilantro, fish sauce and any other toppings.
Enjoy with chopsticks and a large soup spoon. Enhance your experience with a playlist (takeoutkit.com/playlists).