Soups
Pho
Makes about 12 cups
Pho
Makes about 12 cups
Traditional Vietnamese pho simmers for hours and is constantly skimmed to create a
deep-flavored, clear broth. Our version is lighter, but takes a fraction of the time and is
just as comforting.
Nutritional information per serving (2½ cups):Calories 777 (36% from fat)
carb. 50g
pro. 68g fat 29g
sat. fat 14g
chol. 98mg
sod. 536mg calc. 60mg
fiber 3g
carb. 50g
pro. 68g fat 29g
sat. fat 14g
chol. 98mg
sod. 536mg calc. 60mg
fiber 3g
Ingredients
Broth:
- 2 pounds beef bones
- 2 pounds mix of beef shank and short rib
- 1 onion, halved
- 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 12-inch piece ginger, unpeeled
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 star anise pods
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ bunch cilantro
- 7 to 8 cups water (being sure not to go above the maximum fill line in the cooking pot)
Soup:
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- 1 pound flank steak or cooked chicken breast, very thinly sliced
Ingredients for serving:
- 8 ounces rice noodles, cooked
- Fresh basil
- Fresh cilantro
- Fresh mint
- Mung beans
- Green onions, thinly sliced
- Fresh lime juice
- Fish sauce, optional
- Chili sauce, optional
- Hoisin sauce, optional
Preparation
- Add the broth ingredients into the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Multicooker. Secure the lid and select Soup. Set the pressure to High, the time for 1 hour and 30 minutes, and press Start.
- When the tone sounds, allow pressure to release naturally.
- Once pressure is completely released, open the lid. Cool stock and then strain through cheesecloth or fine mesh strainer. Beef may be shredded and used in the soup, or reserved for another use. Discard bones, vegetables, and aromatics.
- When strained stock reaches room temperature, transfer it to the refrigerator. The fat will rise to the top and solidify
Make the soup:
- When ready to serve, discard the solidified fat with a spoon, add remaining stock to the cooking pot and select Reduce. Set the temperature to High and press Start. Bring stock to a simmer while preparing individual bowls for serving: Put 1 cup cooked rice noodles, 5 hand-torn basil leaves, 1 tablespoon hand-torn cilantro leaves, 5 handtorn mint leaves, 1 tablespoon mung beans, and 1 teaspoon green onions in each bowl.
- Just before serving, add the fish sauce and the sliced flank steak or chicken to the simmering stock. Once steak is just cooked through or the chicken is warmed through, press Stop. Select Keep Warm (unit will stay in Keep Warm mode for 2 hours, or until Stop is pressed).”
- To serve, add about 2 cups of the hot stock, with the cooked steak, to each prepared bowl with a squeeze of lime juice. If desired, stir in a dash of fish sauce, chili sauce, and/or hoisin sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Serve immediately.