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I’m making pho for the first time today!!!!! a thread
5 lbs beef bones, going to brown them in the oven before starting the broth
Browned! (Short break now, so I can finish handstands class)
Boiled the bones for ten minutes, and then draining and scrubbing. This helps remove impurities that will cloud the broth
Since I don’t have a gas stove I can’t char the onions, shallots, and ginger over an open flame, so I had to make do with broiling
Next step: scrape off the charred bits of the onions/shallots/ginger and add them and the bones and 5 liters of water to start the broth forreal this time
Scraping off the charred bits was a lot of work
Browning my brisket and chuck
Also added some tendons! Here’s where we’re at rn
Spices! First pic, clockwise from top: fennel seed, cardamom pods, stars anise, cloves, cinnamon sticks, coriander seed.
The aroma when toasting them was absolutely heavenly
Now they’re in a little baggie, steeping in the broth
The aroma when toasting them was absolutely heavenly
Now they’re in a little baggie, steeping in the broth
From here it’s mostly a waiting game. I’ll occasionally skim off the gunk that floats to the surface in order to keep the broth clear. In a couple hours I’ll take out the brisket and chuck and set them aside until the whole thing is ready. But mostly waiting now
This is basically what I’m doing with my broth every half hour or so https://mobile.twitter.com/ChemistryReacts/status/1335346211205894145
After eight hours, to finish the broth I added rock sugar and a half cup of fish sauce
The meat is so tender it’s just falling apart
The meat is so tender it’s just falling apart
It’s so good!!!!!!!!!
Next time I do this I’ll definitely use a soup sock or giant tea bag type thing to hold all the onions/shallots/ginger so I can easily remove them from the broth because doing that was a pain
Also more fish sauce
Overall very very proud of how good this came out!!
Also more fish sauce
Overall very very proud of how good this came out!!
Definitely better than lukewarm takeout pho with stuck-together-in-giant-ball noodles, so mission accomplished!
And we have enough for two more meals at least
And we have enough for two more meals at least
