- Recipes
- Northern Vietnam
Weeknight Phở Bò
A shortcut phở with charred aromatics and star anise — deep, fragrant broth in under an hour.
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 hr
Method
- Char the onion and ginger in a dry pan until blackened in spots.
- Toast the star anise and cinnamon, then add broth, onion and ginger; simmer 40 minutes.
- Strain and season with fish sauce and sugar.
- Divide cooked noodles and raw beef among bowls and ladle over the boiling broth.
- Top with herbs, sprouts, lime and chile.
