Northern Thai Khao Soi
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 head garlic, mashed
- 2 teaspoons red chili paste (find at Asian market)
- 2 tablespoons soybean paste (also from Asian market)
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
- 40 ounces pho beef broth (two 20 oz cans also from Asian market)
- 28 ounces flat rice noodles, also called banh pho (two 14 oz packages)
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Garnishes
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup green onion, chopped
- 6 leaves napa cabbage, chopped (or other cabbage)
- 1 bunch fresh basil leaf
- 1 cup fresh bean sprout
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce (Thai ingredient from Asian market)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
directions
- Stir fry together: sesame oil, mashed garlic, red chili pepper paste, soy bean paste, salt, and ground meat. Stir fry until meat is cooked through.
- In medium pot, heat Pho beef broth. Bring to boil, then simmer until later.
- In another pot, boil water for the rice noodles. Cook noodles until tender and drain.
- Rinse and chop: cilantro, green onions, Napa lettuce. Rinse and separate basil bunch into sprigs. Rinse bean sprouts. Cut limes. Put all garnishes on a platter or in small bowls in the center of the table.
- Sauté minced garlic in a little sesame oil - only for a minute or it will burn! Set in a small bowl on the table with the garnishes.
- Assemble! Put a handful of noodles in a bowl, add a large scoop of meat, and ladle some broth on top. At the table, spoon a bit of the sautéed garlic into your bowl, top with a little of each of the veggie garnishes, and squeeze a lime wedge into your soup. For an authentic (but very pungent!) taste, pour a bit of fish sauce into your soup (only needs a tiny bit!). Add some soy sauce if you like it more salty. Carefully stir together, and enjoy! You'll need chopsticks as well as spoons to eat/slurp this dish.
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