Slow-Cooker Pho

Name: Slow-Cooker Pho
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 h 30 min
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered; 1 head garlic, split horizontally; one 4-inch piece ginger, split in half horizontally; 2 serrano chilies, split in half horizontally, plus 2-3 additional, thinly sliced, for serving; 2 cinnamon sticks; 4 star anise; 2 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 7 cloves; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds; 5 cardamom pods; three pieces bone-in beef shank, cut into 2-inch rounds, about 5-6 pounds total; 8 cups low sodium chicken broth; 2 teaspoons salt or 2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus additional for serving; 1 lb thin rice noodles, soaked in hot water until tender for 30 minutes; 1 cup bean sprouts, for serving; lime wedge, for serving; mixed herbs, such as cilantro, Thai or italian basil, and mint, for serving; thinly sliced scallion, for serving

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Ready In:: 9hrs
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 medium onions, peeled and quartered
1 head garlic, split horizontally
one 4-inch piece ginger, split in half horizontally
2 serrano chilies, split in half horizontally, plus 2-3 additional, thinly sliced, for serving
2 cinnamon sticks
4 star anise
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons coriander seeds
7 cloves
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
5 cardamom pods
three pieces bone-in beef shank, cut into 2-inch rounds, about 5-6 pounds total
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons salt or 2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus additional for serving
1 lb thin rice noodles, soaked in hot water until tender for 30 minutes
1 cup bean sprouts, for serving
lime wedge, for serving
mixed herbs, such as cilantro, Thai or italian basil, and mint, for serving
thinly sliced scallion, for serving

directions

Preheat broiler.
Place onion, garlic, ginger, and serrano chiles on a small baking sheet and broil, rotating until charred, about 8 minutes. Remove from broiler and add cinnamon, star anise, coriander, cloves, peppercorns, fennel, and cardamom. Return to broiler until spices are toasted and aromatic, about 30 seconds to a minute more. Transfer to crock pot, along with beef shanks and chicken stock. Add salt or fish sauce, and enough water to cover shanks by ½-inch, about 8 cups.
Place lid on crock pot and let cook, at least 8 hours and up to 12 for an even fuller flavor, until meat is falling off the bone.
Remove beef from crockpot. With a spider or mesh strainer, remove all aromatics from the pot. With a large spoon, skim fat. When beef is cool enough to handle, shred into bite-sized pieces and return to broth. For best results, chill broth and skim fat; reheat before serving. Alternatively, skim fat while soup is warm with a large spoon. Season to taste with salt or fish sauce.
Divide broth and meat among serving bowls and top with noodles, bean sprouts, lime wedges, herbs, scallions, and chiles. Serve.

Questions & Replies

What temperature/strength do you set your slow cooker on for this? Low, Medium, or high?

tleedseeds
Can I use 5-spice instead of the spices individually? Or is the spice ratio different in your recipe than in 5-spice powder?

Lobaloba
One more; you will only need small amount of water added to cover the shanks, not 8 cups of water on top of 8 cups of stock. Correct?

Connie P.
Can I use an instant pot , slow cook function to cook vs crock pot?

sonia.bear
Is the sodium per serving over 1000 grams?

donna

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Reviews

Love the ease of this recipe, however it doesn't allow for the bones to be boiled leaving the impurities in the broth. There was a bitter aftertaste either from the bone impurities or from the spices being in the broth for so long.

Wendelina

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