Vietnamese-Style Beef Noodle Soup
Vietnam · Beef · No. 189

Vietnamese-Style Beef Noodle Soup

A single portion of Vietnamese cooking, ready in 20 minutes with 8 minutes of prep. Written for one, so there is nothing to halve and nothing to waste.

Prep
8 min
Cook
12 min
Total
20 min
Serves
1

Method

  1. 1

    Soak the rice noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain.

  2. 2

    Simmer the stock with the star anise for 5 minutes, then remove the star anise.

  3. 3

    Add the beef slices to the hot stock and poach for 1–2 minutes until just cooked.

  4. 4

    Taste and adjust the seasoning.

  5. 5

    Serve the noodles in the broth with the beef, spring onion and coriander.

Use up the rest

Cooking this for one leaves 25 g coriander, 7 spring onions and 75 g beef sirloin. These recipes finish them off, so plan one later in the same week.

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