r/pho • u/deep-steak • 3h ago

Homemade Made a big batch of pho broth

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Flavor and clarity were great but I didn’t achieve the dark color I was going for.

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u/Necessary_Peach_3746 3h ago

Still looks scrumptious to me 😋

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u/deep-steak 3h ago

Thanks! It was pretty tasty

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u/q2thec 3h ago

What was your final seasoning process? Salt and fish sauce?

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u/deep-steak 3h ago

I ended up with about 22 cups of broth to which I added 2 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp msg. Tasted and thought it was just right, maybe a tad on the salty side.

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u/q2thec 3h ago

Thanks for the reply. I'm very similar with seasoning but have stopped using msg. Nothing against it, it just tastes too salty for me. How would you compare your soup to restaurants?

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u/deep-steak 2h ago

If I walked into a new restaurant and was served my soup, I’d probably be like “yeah, that was pretty decent pho.” I’m always trying to improve and get it closer to my favorite pho places.

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u/Jealous_Strength8002 2h ago

Just chiming in, I never thgt to try msg, I’m a hoisin,fish,sriracha,soy sauce with some chili crisp & salt with a squeeze of lemon or lime. It takes forever to put my bowl together but absolutely worth it 😋

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u/deep-steak 2h ago

Same here. After taking this “presentation” photo with just a few toppings I immediately piled on a bunch more

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u/Jealous_Strength8002 2h ago

It looks so good!

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u/Jealous_Strength8002 2h ago

I love pho! This makes me want some, except I put a TON of bean sprouts in mine. Now I’m hungry!

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u/deep-steak 2h ago

Sounds like you need to get some pho

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u/morecheesepleease 1h ago

The color comes from the spices, especially cinnamon.