Quick Beef Pho

Ingredients

• Beef sirloin, very thinly sliced250 g
• Beef stock1200 ml
• Onion, halved1 whole
• Fresh ginger, sliced30 g
• Star anise3 whole
• Cinnamon stick1 whole
• Fish sauce2 tbsp
• Flat rice noodles150 g
• Beansprouts80 g
• Thai basil, coriander and mint1 handful
• Lime and sliced red chilli1 whole

Steps

1. 1Char the onion and ginger cut-side down in a dry pot for 4 minutes.
2. 2Add the stock, star anise, and cinnamon to the same pot and simmer for 25 minutes. Strain through a sieve into a separate saucepan and season the broth in the saucepan with fish sauce.
3. 3Cook the noodles in a separate pot according to the packet, drain in a colander and divide between serving bowls.
4. 4Lay the raw beef slices on top of the noodles in the serving bowls and ladle over the boiling broth from the saucepan to cook them.
5. 5Serve the pho in the serving bowls with beansprouts, herbs, lime, and chilli on a separate plate for everyone to add.