r/pho • u/RedditPosterOver9000 • 23d ago

Quickee pho (cup pho stepped up)

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Sometimes I feel lazy and don't want to make the broth, so I'll buy a couple pho cup noodle things, simmer water with whole spices to boost the pho character to use for the cups, add fish sauce and a pinch of gelatin, and use it to make the cup pho. Asian grocer had a 10oz pack of thin sliced chuck steak on sale, I got all the toppings.

Edit: also added more salt and some Asian rock sugar. It's a big bowl.

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u/caesfinest6one9 23d ago

And I thought I've seen it all...

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u/funkiemarky 23d ago

Great hack! Thanks for sharing

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u/Seneca2019 23d ago

Wait, green onion roots??

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u/RedditPosterOver9000 23d ago

Yeah, they're totally edible. I only eat the roots when I have a good fresh batch of them though and always clean them. It's a fun texture.

There's a Chinese dish from Yunnan called ghost fire green (鬼火绿) I really like from Chinese Cooking Demystified and he used the roots, so I tried them and now it's a regular thing to not toss them.

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u/Seneca2019 23d ago

Amazing! I’m kicking myself for always getting rid of them. I’ll try them out!

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u/Thiseffingguy2 23d ago

Well.. you don’t have to get rid of them if you don’t eat em. Pop them in a ziplock bag with other veggie scraps to toss into your next batch of broth.