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Traditional Vietnamese Beef Pho Recipe

Authentic traditional style Vietnamese Pho- this family recipe is so comforting and richly seasoned. Steeping hot fragrant beef broth is ladled over flat rice noodles and thinly sliced beef and topped off with fresh herbs and vegetables like cilantro, basil, mint, bean sprouts, lime juice and bean sprouts.

This was always a Trinh staple on Sunday afternoons. My dad would actually start cooking the beef bone broth on Saturday and would continue to cook the broth into Sunday which made for a very deep and fragrant broth. A few things that my dad does differently is his special dry spice ratio, charring ginger and onions; and adding daikon to the broth which adds a little sweetness to the pho without adding too much sugar.

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Buttered Beef Summer Rolls - aka “Cuon thit bo chien beure”. Pineapple Dipping Sauce Recipe.

Buttered beef summer rolls - aka “Cuon thit bo chien beure”.So, this is one of my little sister’s (@altnyc ) favorites. She loves Vietnamese summer rolls but these are harder to find in a menu anywhere (more commonly you will see shrimp or pork & shrimp summer rolls).This dish is super fun to make. Thin cuts of beef is flash seared in front of you with butter (on a small hot plate in the center of a table) and everyone at the table gets to assemble their own rolls and eat them freshly made.

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Vietnamese Crispy Noodles With Stir Fried Shrimp and Veggies- “Mi Xao Tom” Recipe + Video

Crispy “birds nest” aka Vietnamese crispy noodle with stir fried shrimp and vegetables.

This is a relatively easy dish but it requires a lot of prep work. I like my noodles very crispy and vegetables also has to be firm with a crisp. I DESPISE mushy noodles & veggies, and over cooked shrimp especially in stir fried recipes. So the best way for everything in your mi xao to be nice and crisp is to cook EVERYTHING separately.

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Traditional Vietnamese Beef Pho Recipe- Poppa Trinh’s Recipe + Video

Authentic traditional style Vietnamese Pho- this family recipe is so comforting and richly seasoned. Steeping hot fragrant beef broth is ladled over flat rice noodles and thinly sliced beef and topped off with fresh herbs and vegetables like cilantro, basil, mint, bean sprouts, lime juice and bean sprouts.

This was always a Trinh staple on Sunday afternoons. My dad would actually start cooking the beef bone broth on Saturday and would continue to cook the broth into Sunday which made for a very deep and fragrant broth. A few things that my dad does differently is his special dry spice ratio, charring ginger and onions; and adding daikon to the broth which adds a little sweetness to the pho without adding too much sugar.

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Vietnamese Short Rib Pho- “Pho Suon Bo” Recipe

Authentic traditional style Vietnamese Pho- this family recipe is so comforting. My dad always loved using short ribs but I love these huge cuts of short ribs from my butcher at The Meat Wagon in Kingston.

This Pho uses oxtails, beef bones and short ribs to create a rich and luxurious stock. My dad loved using oxtails in his pho if it he could find it. Adding oxtails in addition to beef leg bones makes the broth really deep in color (a vibrant hazelnut color instead of a more transparent or clear broth) and it intensifies that beef-y broth factor!

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Quickie Miso Ramen- Recipe

Quickie ramen- When the perfect egg meets perfect timing!

Is there anything better than a flavorful soy egg with the perfect runny/jammy yolk in your ramen?

Quick ramen with blanched mustard greens, a few slices of char sui pork, and those pre-made perfect soy eggs (Trung Ngam Tuong).

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Spicy Sesame Miso Ramen Using An Instant Ramen Pack- Recipe

How to make a 50 cent ramen pack into a quickie restaurant level ramen.  This is literally made with an instant Maruchan ramen pack!

The key for me is to first get a super concentrated thick broth which will make your noodles rich in flavor and will also stain the noodles a gorgeous brown color packed with lots of flavor!

PS- I also topped these off with some handmade kimchi dumplings, see previous post on my blog for kimchi dumpling recipe (see recipe -here-)!  I’ve only recently been using a little tomato paste for color and that a little acidic umami taste but feel free to omit! 

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Pho Bo with Oxtail and Tendons

Authentic traditional style Vietnamese Pho- this family recipe is so comforting because it uses oxtails to create a rich and luxurious stock. My dad loved using oxtails in his pho if it he could find it. Adding oxtails in addition to beef leg bones makes the broth really deep in color (a vibrant hazelnut color instead of a more transparent or clear broth) and it intensifies that beef-y broth factor!

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