Simple Pho

Directions

1. 1
   To get the pho seasoning, you will probably have to go to an Asian food market. It will say pho on it, and is either a powder or cubed, like bouillon. You can see the kind I use in the main picture. Everything else is available at most grocery stores.
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   Chop up the green onion and pull leaves off the cilantro. Thinly slice onion.
3. 3
   Slice steak as thinly as possible. This is easier if you put it in the freezer for 10 minutes.
4. 4
   Set all ingredients aside.
5. 5
   In one large pot, boil water for rice noodles.
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   In another pot, measure out water for pho seasoning per instructions. Note: the instructions will differ depending on what brand you use. For four people, you need about 10 cups of broth.
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   Boil seasoning and noodles in the pot for about 5 minutes.
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   Drain noodles.
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   Prepare your heat-proof bowl by adding cooked rice noodles, onion, green onion, cilantro, and RAW steak! Add as much of each ingredient as you like.
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    Ladle the boiling pho broth over the ingredients of the bowl. This should cook your steak if the broth is really boiling.
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    At this point you can add any of the following optional toppings. These are usually served with the pho at restaurants:
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    -Sriracha sauce
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    -Hoisin sauce
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    -jalapenos
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    -basil
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    -lime juice
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    -bean sprouts
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    -more cilantro!
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    Eat up! If you have them, use chopsticks and those funky Asian soup spoons. If not, forks and spoons work, too!