John's Pho

Name: John's Pho
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 4 green onions, chopped; 2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder; 3 quarts chicken broth; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 12 lb rice vermicelli, cooked; 1 lb sliced cooked meat; 1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves only; 1 bunch fresh basil, leaves only; 2 limes, quartered; 2 handfuls bean sprouts; hoisin sauce, to taste; sambal chili paste, to taste

15 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame oil
4 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, sliced
2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder
3 quarts chicken broth
salt & freshly ground black pepper
12 lb rice vermicelli, cooked
1 lb sliced cooked meat
1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves only
1 bunch fresh basil, leaves only
2 limes, quartered
2 handfuls bean sprouts
hoisin sauce, to taste
sambal chili paste, to taste

Directions

1

Heat the sesame oil in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat.
2

Add the green onions, ginger, garlic and five-spice powder and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
3

Add the chicken broth, raise the heat to high and bring to a boil.
4

Reduce the heat to medium-low.
5

Taste and season with salt and pepper, and cover the pot.
6

Divide the cooked rice noodles among 6 soup bowls.
7

Over each bowl of noodles, scatter equal portions of sliced meat, then pour the hot broth over the noodles so that the meat is barely covered.
8

In the center of the table, put plates of the fresh herbs, limes and bean sprouts.
9

Each person can add her own fresh herbs and bean sprouts to the soup.
10

Squeeze limes over the top, season with hoisin and chili, stir well and start slurping.