Beef Pho with Wine Sauce without Wine in the Land of Cherry Blossoms

Name: Beef Pho with Wine Sauce without Wine in the Land of Cherry Blossoms
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 7 oz beef tendon; 1 tomato; 1/2 onion, chopped for sautéing the beef; 1/2 onion, roasted for the broth; A few stalks of lemongrass, halved; 3 star anise; A few pieces of cinnamon; 1 package dried pho noodles; 1 piece roasted ginger; Bean sprouts, washed; Seasonings: salt, bouillon powder, fish sauce; 1 bunch green onions; Beef bones and wine for the broth would be perfect!

Bò @vietzombie

Tokyo

This is the first time I've tried beef pho with wine sauce. I heard from Ms. Ngoc that this is a Hanoi dish. Today, she made it in Tokyo, so we were missing beef bones and forgot the wine, haha, but the result was still delicious. My husband loved it so much that he insisted I write down the recipe to make it at home.

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Ingredients

5 servings

7 ozbeef tendon
1tomato
1/2onion, chopped for sautéing the beef
1/2onion, roasted for the broth
A fewstalks of lemongrass, halved
3star anise
A fewpieces of cinnamon
1 packagedried pho noodles
1 pieceroasted ginger
Bean sprouts, washed
Seasonings: salt, bouillon powder, fish sauce
1 bunchgreen onions
Beef bones and wine for the broth would be perfect!

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Steps

1

Cut the beef tendon into bite-sized pieces. Heat a pan, add cooking oil, onion, beef tendon, and chopped tomato, and sauté.
2

Fill a pot with water. Bring to a boil. Roast 1 piece of ginger and the remaining 1/2 onion, then add the roasted ginger and onion, star anise, cinnamon, and lemongrass for a fragrant broth. Simmer for about 2 hours. If the water reduces, keep adding more. Then, add wine. Season (if you don't have beef bones like us): 3-4 tablespoons fish sauce, 3 tablespoons salt, 3 teaspoons bouillon powder. It should taste slightly salty so that when you add the pho noodles, it's just right.
3

Boil another pot of water to cook the dried pho noodles.
4

While waiting for the pho to cook, chop the green onions. Hold the knife at an angle to slice the green onions thinly and beautifully.
5

Done! If you like bean sprouts, add them.