10 Fab Pho Recipes to Make ASAP
Why venture out to your favorite Vietnamese restaurant for a bowlful of pho when you can make it yourself at home? Check out these 10 bowls of noodle soup that are sure to wake up your tastebuds. Whether you have only five minutes or over five hours to spend cooking, there’s a recipe here for you! (Pro Tip: Pho is also an AMAZING hangover cure — so go ahead and bookmark this for the day after Halloween, New Year’s Day, uh, Labor Day and any other particularly rough mornings that may lie ahead.)
1. Asian Beef + Noodle Soup With 5-Ingredient Beef Broth: Looks can be deceiving and this is not quite your typical bowl of beef pho. The first spoonful will reveal a tasty Thai curry twist. (via Fuss Free Cooking)
2. 30-minute Vegetarian Pho Soup: Mushrooms lend a nice touch of faux meatiness to this veggie-friendly soup. (via The Roasted Root)
3. Pho Ga: Give this Vietnamese-style chicken noodle soup a try next time you have the sniffles. (via Yes, More Please)
4. Tom Yum Pho: Take elements from both Thailand’s tom yum and Vietnam’s pho, put them in a bowl together, and — ta dah — you have a fantastic fusion meal in the making! (via Passports and Pancakes)
5. Pho Noodle Bowl With a Spicy Lemongrass Broth (Vegan, Gluten-free): A wonderful blend of flavors is packed into each bowl of this healthy soup. (via What’s Cooking Good Looking)
6. Chicken Pho Zucchini Noodle Soup (Gluten-free): Avoiding carbs or gluten? Bookmark this noodle-free pho featuring spiralized squash. (via Inspiralized)
7. Asian Broth With Meatballs: The combination of noodles and mini meatballs bobbing in a fragrant broth make for an unforgettable pho. (via My Little Belly)
8. DIY Vietnamese Pho: A handful of additions to store-bought broth lends a welcome complexity to the base of this authentic-style soup. (via Refinery29)
9. Slow Cooker Pho With Eye of Round: To create the long-simmered stock — it takes 10 hours, no joke — for this pho, a slow cooker is absolutely indispensable! (via Serious Eats)
10. 5-minute Faux Pho: In a rush? Reach for a couple packs of ramen and this recipe, and you’ll have a hearty dinner ready in just five minutes flat! (via The Wicked Noodle)
What’s your favorite way to enjoy a bowlful of noodle soup? Let us know in the comments!