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Adding fish sauce (said Vietnamese friend told me that one of the secrets to a great pho recipe is to not add salt, and instead add enough fish sauce to bring the broth to the correct level of saltiness.).

Here are the 4 steps and secrets to making a proper pho broth: There is a bit of prep involved to get the broth going, but after that, it’s just a long, slow simmer until you’re ready to assemble the dish. I also talked with a Vietnamese friend/mom who cooks this dish on a regular basis for her family and got all the tips! Her kids are grown and in college, but she says they always come home for her pho! I decided to take a stab at it anyway, and the results were awesome.

I never really thought it would be realistic to make it myself at home––chalk it up to a cynical but somewhat substantiated opinion that no broth I could make at home would ever taste as good as the (sometimes MSG-laden) restaurant equivalent. The other vegetable and herb toppings are ALL added to the soup raw. There’s no trick to the noodles, really, and the beef is often added to the soup raw. The Quest For a Great BrothĪ bowl of pho is only as good as the broth. There’s just something about it-the fragrant broth, the slightly chewy rice noodles, and all the aromatic toppings (the squeeze of lime at the end is the BEST)-that seriously justifies a 90-minute roundtrip drive.

Pho (I found out in college that it’s actually pronounced “fuh.” For someone who’d been shamelessly calling it “foe” for eighteen years, this was an embarrassing revelation) is a Vietnamese noodle soup that’s often made with beef and topped with awesome things like fresh bean sprouts, basil, and chilies. The recipe has been tested by us and many readers and approved by Vietnamese friends, so it remains the same! What Is Pho? Note: This recipe was originally published in March 2015, with updates added as of July 2019. There has been more than one occasion in which I have actually gotten in my car and driven over 45 minutes for the express purpose of indulging in good bowl of the stuff, which is why this pho recipe is sorely needed. Pho has long been one of my absolute favorite things to eat.