Description
This Vietnamese Noodle Soup features tender slices of beef tenderloin simmered in a fragrant broth infused with aromatic spices like cinnamon, star anise, and cloves. The broth is enriched with fish sauce, hoisin, and soy sauce for depth of flavor. Served over delicate rice stick noodles and topped with fresh lime wedges, sriracha, and crunchy bean sprouts.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ pound beef tenderloin, sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, quartered
- 1 large knob of ginger, peeled and quartered
- 4 cloves garlic, cut in half
- 4 cups beef broth
- 4 cups water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 clove
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 8 ounces rice stick noodles (pad thai noodles)
- Lime wedges
- Sriracha sauce
- Bean sprouts
Instructions
- Heat the sesame oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the thinly sliced beef tenderloin and quickly sear on all sides to seal in the juices. Remove the beef and set it aside.
- In the same pot, add the quartered yellow onion, ginger, and halved garlic cloves. Cook while stirring until the ingredients become tender and slightly toasted.
- Pour in the beef broth and water. Add the cinnamon stick, star anise, clove, coriander, fish sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce. Stir and bring to a gentle boil.
- Return the seared beef to the pot, reduce the heat to low, and let the broth simmer until the beef is fully cooked and tender. Cook the rice stick noodles according to package directions, then drain.
- Remove and discard the solids from the broth to leave a clear soup base.
- Place a serving of cooked noodles in each bowl, ladle the hot broth with beef over the noodles, and top with lime wedges, sriracha, and fresh bean sprouts.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, Pho, Comfort Food, Soup Recipe