Vietnamese-Style Beef Noodle Soup

Name: Vietnamese-Style Beef Noodle Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 8 ounces, thick rice noodles; 5 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 4 medium cloves, garlic, smashed and peeled; 2 inch piece, fresh ginger, peeled, cut into 1/8-inch rounds, and smashed; 2 , cinnamon sticks (3-inch); 2 , star anise; 2 tablespoons, Asian fish sauce; 1 tablespoon, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 12 ounces, sirloin steak, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; , Ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 2 cups, bean sprouts (about 5 ounces); 1 , jalapeño chile, sliced thin; 2 , scallions, white and green parts, sliced thin on an angle; 1/3 cup loose-packed, fresh basil leaves, leaves torn in half if large; 1/2 cup loose-packed, fresh mint leaves, leaves torn in half if large; 1/2 cup loose-packed, fresh cilantro leaves; 2 tablespoons, chopped unsalted roasted peanuts; , lime wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1999

We set out to make a Vietnamese-inspired beef noodle soup with plenty of flavor that would be ready in less than an hour.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Vietnamese cuisine is full of delicious noodle soups such as phở, bún bò Huế, bánh canh, and bún riêu. We wanted to create a quick and simple base for flavorful Vietnamese-inspired soups using canned chicken broth and traditional Vietnamese...

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