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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2009
I disagree with the other comments. I did add the anise and left out the lemongrass. Simmered for much longer than called for. My husband says it's the best pho he's ever had. He's still talking about it.
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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009
This is not pho. Don't be fooled into thinking this is pho. Pho is made from hours of cooking beef bones to soften the meat and draw out the bone marrow. What we have here is spiced swanson beef broth.
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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2009
Very good. My first venture into Vietnamese cooking. It was great. Thanks
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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009
An excellent recipe! I added some of the spices other reviewers mentioned (star anise, cloves, nutmeg) and it smelled just like restaurant pho while it was cooking. I wasn't able to cut my meat as thin as I wanted, and the broth didn't stay boiling long enough to fully cook the meat, but a minute in the microwave got the soup hot again and cooked the beef fully. I'll be glad when I can make this again!
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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009
This is very good. I made a few changes (such as adding anise seed and only used half the amount of noodles). Definitely agree that the slicing is made much easier by freezing the meat for 10 min first. Also, this time I used canned broth, next time I will make my own because I think the soup will - obviously - be greatly improved if using homemade broth over canned.
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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009
This is not the traditional Pho that my family makes (we are Vietnamese)! We definitely DO NOT use lemongrass or garlic.
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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008
It wasn't like authentic pho, but it was really good considering we made this at home. Very easy to make. Thanks for the recipe!
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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008
The best Vietnamese Pho recipe I have ever tryed. All my friends and relatives loved it and had to have the recipe the very first time I ever made it.
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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2008
Star Anise, fried chopped garlic is an absolute necessity in this recipe. And I totally agree to delete hoisin sauce, lemon grass and basil.
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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008
I love this Pho!! I couldn't find Anise like others suggested and it was still great. I did add garlic.
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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007
So so so so good. As other reviewers have mentioned....definitely freeze the beef before slicing (the thinner, the better) & add some star anise and cloves. Quick and delicious!
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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2006
This was my first time making Pho. It was suprisingly easy and turned out great. I will make it again.
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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2006
Missing important star anise. Soup can't exist without it.
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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2006
Tasty. I didn't use beef broth which has tons of sodium, I just simmered the beef in water with the rest of the ingredients. I also used soba noodles instead. Exta lime, extremely flavourful!
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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2006
This is a tasty base recipe. Ingredients are easy to find, preparation is minimal and spices can be adjusted to suit each person's taste. I decreased the broth to 3 Qt, added garlic, a couple anise stars, increased the cinnamon stick (2) and used colored peppercorns. Along with the fresh herbs/vegs's we just seasoned with chili sauce. This soup will be a staple!
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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2005
This is missing the many spices (Star Anise, Cloves, etc.) that makes Pho...Pho. The Lemongrass also throws it off. I've never seen lemongrass introduced in Vietnamese Pho. It might be in some other types of Asian noodle type soup but never in Vietnamese Pho.
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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2005
Fabulous! Loved it.
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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2005
This is a great pho recipe. The only variations I made were leaving out the basil and hoisin because I didn't have any in the fridge. I would definitely recommend putting the beef in the freezer for about 30-40 mins to make it easy to cut really thin slices. This will now become a regular on our dinner table.
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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2005
This is an excellent recipe. As another user recommended, I found 'pho cubes' at an asian market and use them to make the broth. This makes a huge difference. I also use dried vermicelli noodles instead of rice noodles. I'm not a fan of fish sauce so I omit that.
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2004
This was really authentic tasting. Great for me bc I live in Eastern Europe where it is impossible to eat good asian food. I did omit the jalapeno peppers and hot pepper sauce. but I added peanuts and had to use ground ginger. great taste and nice presentation.
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