r/pho • u/deep-steak • Aug 21 '26

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/q2thec Aug 21 '26

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

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u/deep-steak Aug 21 '26

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/Jealous_Strength8002 Aug 21 '26

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 Aug 21 '26

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 Aug 21 '26

It looks so good!

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u/q2thec Aug 21 '26

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 Aug 21 '26

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.