Vietnamese Pho With Beef - America'S Test Kitchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 inches piece fresh ginger
3 slices lime zest (each 2.5 inches long)
1 tablespoon juice (from one lime)
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
8 ounces thick rice noodles
1 lb sirloin steak, tips thinly sliced
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon asian chili-garlic sauce
4 scallions, thinly slice
1/3 cup fresh whole cilantro leaf

Preparation

Prepare ginger. Peel, halve lengthwise and smash it.
Bring broth, ginger, lime zest and five-spice powder to boil in dutch oven over med-hi heat. Add noodles and cook until nearly tender, about 5 minuts.Stir in beef. Simmer until cooked thru and noodles are completely tender, about 2 minutes.
Off heat, stir in fish sauce, chili-garlic sauce and lime juice. Remove ginger and zest with slotted spoon. Stir in scallions and cilantro; serve.