Vietnamese-Style Beef Soup

Serves 4
Time 1 hr 15 min

Chuck blade steak is very thinly sliced, then cooked by the heat of boiling spiced broth poured over it. The flavor profile takes a cue from classic pho, but made in a fraction of the time.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free

Ingredients

    1 poundbeef chuck blade center steak, well trimmed of fat
    6 cupslow-sodium beef both
    11/2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin disks
    3 clovesgarlic, sliced
    1 largestar anise
    1 tablespoonrice vinegar
    2 teaspoonssugar
    6 ouncesshiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thinly sliced (3 cups total)
    1 package (3.75-ounce)cellophane noodles
    1 1/2 cupsmung bean sprouts
    1 cuppacked basil
    1 cuppacked cilantro
    Hot chili sauce for serving

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Method

Freeze steak until just firmed on the outside, 30 to 40 minutes (this will make it easy to cut thin slices). 


Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine broth, ginger, garlic and star anise. 


Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. 


Strain, discard solids, and return broth to pot. 


Stir in vinegar, sugar and mushrooms and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. 


Bring to a boil before pouring over beef.


Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. 


Let soak until very tender, about 10 minutes. 


Drain and divide the noodles between 4 large soup bowls. 


Remove steak from freezer and slice it as thinly as possible against the grain. 


Divide the steak between the bowls. 


Ladle boiling broth and mushrooms over the beef and garnish each bowl with bean sprouts, basil and cilantro. 


Serve with hot chili sauce on the side.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

540

Total Fat

27g

Saturated Fat

10g

Cholesterol

115mg

Sodium

180mg

Total Carbohydrate

35g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

40g

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