I've got Asian friends. I've seen them mention the soup Pho in their blogs. It sounds like it's really good. I've always wanted to try it but lived out of state and there was no where that offered it wehre I was. Now that i'm in L.A. I want to try Pho but have no idea where to go to get it. Any suggestions for the best Pho in town?
2006-06-21 08:39:24 · 6 answers · asked by ilah23 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Your friends are right, this is vietnamese comfort food. Like Mom's chicken soup! Why not make it for yourself? Here give this a try its yummy!
Vietnamese Beef Pho
This soup is served with a plate full of fresh garnishes as well as various sauces. This allows each person to season their serving to taste. The soup is somewhat unusual, because the meat is cooked in the bowl. The beef is sliced very thin, almost thin enough to see through. You might want to have the butcher slice it for you. The boiling hot broth is poured over the noodles and raw meat. The meat is quickly cooked in the hot broth in the time it takes to garnish the soup.
4 quarts beef broth
1 large onion, sliced into rings
6 slices fresh gingerroot
1 lemongrass
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 lb sirloin tip steaks, cut into thin slices
1/2 lb bean sprouts
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
3 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
2 limes, cut into wedges
2 (8 ounce) packages dried rice noodles
1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce
3 tablespoons fish sauce
6 servings
2 hours 10 minutes 10 mins prep
In a large soup pot, combine broth, onion, ginger, lemon grass, cinnamon, and peppercorns.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cover.
Simmer for 1 hour.
2 Arrange bean sprouts, mint, basil, and cilantro on a platter with chilies and lime.
3 Soak the noodles in hot water to cover for 15 minutes or until soft.
Drain.
Place equal portions of noodles into 6 large soup bowls, and place raw beef on top.
Ladle hot broth over noodles and beef.
Pass platter with garnishes and sauces.
2006-06-21 13:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by halton13316 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
orange county any stand in little vietnam and theres flavors its breakfast soup and a snack any time soup like misu or rmen is a side walk coney quick meal in many lands or try china town and eat the dimsum for any meal any time on the street or a cafe its the thing they do to make a quick meal and go to whereever also some pho is spicy so ask
2006-06-21 15:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the San Gabriel Valley, drive down either Garvey Av, Baldwin Av, Main St, or Huntington Dr, and you'll find a-plenty of Pho'. Go to Alhambra, Monterey Park, Temple City, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, Arcadia, etc. It won't take long to find, trust me.
2006-06-22 00:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Vietnamese restaurants would have it. You could try looking for Pho Hua restaurant. They have a francise there.
2006-06-21 22:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by angieasee64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, order a piping hot bowl...beef, must be beef...flank steak and noodles
2006-06-27 21:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by robert r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love love love pho! i eat it allll the time...i would be glad to help you find a place but i live in new england...
2006-06-28 13:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by missmekiki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋