Quick Steak Pho

Ingredients

• 6 oz flat rice noodles
• 10 oz Steak, sliced paper-thin
• 6 cups beef or vegetable stock
• 1 onion and 3-inch ginger, charred
• 3 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• Thai basil, cilantro, bean sprouts, lime
• Sliced chili and hoisin/sriracha

Method

1. Char the halved onion and ginger directly over a flame until blackened — this smoky depth is what makes pho taste like pho.
2. Simmer the stock with the charred aromatics and whole spices for 25 minutes, then strain and season with fish sauce.
3. Soak the noodles in hot water until pliable; divide into bowls with the raw thin-sliced Steak (or cooked tofu).
4. Pour the screaming-hot broth over to cook the meat on contact. Serve with the herb-and-lime platter to build your own.