Spiced Beef Pho with Sesame-Chile Oil

Spiced Beef Pho with Sesame-Chile Oil
The recipe Spiced Beef Pho with Sesame-Chile Oil could satisfy your Vietnamese craving in about 3 hours. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1540 calories, 57g of protein, and 111g of fat. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up ginger, basil leaves, rice vermicelli, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

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In a large soup pot, cover the oxtails or short ribs with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Drain off the water.
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Add the 18 cups of water and bring to a boil.
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Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small nonstick skillet.
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Add the onion and ginger, cut sides down, and cook over moderately high heat until richly browned, about 5 minutes.
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Add the onion and ginger to the pot along with the bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, rock sugar and 1 tablespoon of kosher salt.
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Put the cloves, star anise and fennel seeds in a tea ball or tie them up in a piece of cheesecloth.
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Add them to the pot and simmer, skimming occasionally, until the oxtails are tender, about 2 hours. Strain the broth in a large sieve set over a heatproof bowl.
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Remove the meat from the oxtails. Refrigerate the broth and the oxtail meat separately overnight.
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Heat the vegetable oil in a small saucepan.
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Add the garlic and cook over moderate heat until golden, about 2 minutes.
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Add the crushed red pepper and sesame seeds and cook for 1 minute; transfer to a bowl. Stir in the sesame oil and a pinch of salt.
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Put the rice vermicelli in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
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Let the vermicelli soak until pliable, about 20 minutes.
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Skim the fat from the surface of the beef broth and discard. Bring the broth to a simmer over moderately high heat. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.
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Place the thinly sliced raw beef in a large strainer and lower it into the simmering broth for 4 seconds; transfer the meat to 6 soup bowls.
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Drain the vermicelli. Working in 6 batches, put the vermicelli in the strainer and lower it into the boiling water for 30 seconds, or until the vermicelli is barely tender.
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Drain and transfer to the bowls. Ladle about 1 1/2 cups of the broth over each bowl of vermicelli and add the chilled oxtail meat.
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Put each of the remaining ingredients in seperate bowls or arrange the vegetables and herbs together on a platter.
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Serve the soup with the condiments and the sesame-chile oil.
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Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian on the menu? Try pairing with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 35 dollars per bottle.
Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc
Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc
Fresh, clean and powerful fruit.Matches brilliantly with seafood especially scallops and any beautifully spicy Asian dish.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs
Servings6
Health Score54
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