Prep Time: 15-20 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 30 mins

Submission note: This is my own version that is based on various bowls I have eaten in my favourite Vietnamese restaurants 🙂

Ingredients

• Broth – they now sell ‘pho’ soup broth. If you prefer you can use vegetable broth, chicken, or beef. I use 1 carton of pho broth and 1 carton of chicken broth.
• Meat/Tofu – beef, chicken or tofu. (See cooking directions depending on which you choose)
• 1 package of mushrooms
• 1 package of baby bok choy
• 1 large handful of Bean sprouts
• 1 package or handful of Thai basil
• 1 bundle of green onions
• 1 package of vermicelli noodles

Optional Ingredients: 

• Cilantro instead of thai basil, carrots, celery, snap peas, broccoli, or whatever you like as veggies, hot sauce.

Directions

1. Pour the two cartons of broth into a large pot and heat on medium until almost boiling.
2. In another pot, cook the vermicelli noodles (cook separately) and set aside. They only take 2-3 minutes in boiling water.
3. While broth is heating, and noodles cooking, slice mushrooms, clean bok choy, green onions, and other veggies, wash the sprouts and basil, etc…
4. Meat/Tofu: If you are using chicken, slice thinly and saute separately to add to soup once cooked. If beef, cut super thin and can add directly to the pho soup broth and it will cook quickly.  If Tofu use extra firm tofu and add directly to pho broth.
5. Noodles are strained and set aside.
6. Add mushrooms, bok choy, any other veggies to the pho broth and let soften (about 3 minutes). Make sure you leave the green onions, thai basil, and sprouts until the end as garnish.
7. Add the cooked chicken or raw steak or tofu. Let all simmer a few minutes.
8. Remove from heat.
9. In a large bowl put a handful of strained noodles on the bottom of bowl, pour pho soup over and then add the raw sprouts, thai basil, and green onions all on top.
10. If you like it spicy, you can squeeze some hot sauce in before eating.
11. ENJOY!!

Recipe Notes:

This is the basic recipe so feel free to add or tweak it to suit your taste buds! Maybe some more spice, more veggies, or more protein. I always make a huge pot so there is enough for dinner one night and lunch the next 😉