Brown rice is increasingly gaining affection and establishing a solid position due to its nutritional value and extremely diverse variations. If you are curious, don’t hesitate to cook with TasteVN right now to prepare some soups with the following 3 ways to make brown rice pho!
1. Brown rice pho broth
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Brown rice pho broth For 2 people
Dried brown rice pho 100 gr Vegetarian sausage 50 gr White radish 100 gr (1/2 piece) Carrot 100 gr (1/2 piece) Shiitake mushrooms 25 gr (Dried mushrooms) Pickled radish 5 gr White cardamom 5 gr (1 piece) Star anise 3 gr (1 flower) Cinnamon 3 gr (1 stick) Sugar cane 10 gr Ginger 5 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Onion 1 bulb Sesame oil 3 teaspoons Salt a little
How to choose fresh and delicious white radish
- To select good radishes, choose those that are long and slender, with few holes or dents.
- Good radishes have a white outer skin that is slightly cloudy, firm, shiny, and not wrinkled or bruised. Additionally, you should buy radishes that still have fresh green tops.
- Avoid buying radishes that are damaged or not intact, shriveled ones, or those that feel soft when pressed.
Where to buy pickled radish
- You can easily find pickled radish in supermarkets; if you buy pre-packaged types, be sure to check if the packaging is intact and the product’s expiration date.
- In addition, local markets and grocery stores are also reliable places to buy pickled radish. However, you should choose reputable places to avoid mistakenly buying spoiled radishes.
- Moreover, you can also make pickled radish at home with the extremely simple recipe below from TasteVN.
Tools needed
Pot, knife, cutting board, spoon, grill rack,…
How to prepare Brown Rice Pho broth
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Prepare the ingredients
Carrots and white radish should be peeled, washed, and sliced into rounds. Shiitake mushrooms should have their stems removed, washed, and soaked in water for 15 – 20 minutes before being taken out.
Peel the sugarcane and cut it into sections. Peel the shallots and onions.
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Roast the ingredients
Prepare a grilling rack to place on the stove along with 1 onion, 2 shallots, 5g ginger, 3g star anise (1 flower), 3g cinnamon (1 stick), and 5g white cardamom (1 pod), and roast over low heat for 7 – 10 minutes.
When you smell the fragrance of the ingredients, turn off the heat and crush the garlic and ginger. Place the remaining ingredients into a clean filter bag.
Tip:
- If you have a charcoal stove, you can use it for roasting as the ingredients will become more fragrant compared to a gas stove.
- Using a filter bag helps save time in straining the broth during cooking.
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Prepare the broth
Prepare a pot on the stove with 700ml of water, 100gr of carrots, 100gr of white radish, 25gr of shiitake mushrooms, 10gr of sugar cane, 5gr of salted radish, the star anise, cinnamon, and cardamom that were placed in the filter bag earlier, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook for 25 – 35 minutes over medium heat.
Then add 3 teaspoons of sesame oil, cook for another 5 minutes, then season to taste and turn off the heat.
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Blanch the pho
You continue to place another pot on the stove with 500ml of water over medium heat. When the water boils, add 100gr of dry brown rice pho and boil for 7 – 10 minutes until soft, then turn off the heat and remove it to a bowl.
Tip: To save time, you can soak the dry pho in water for 10 minutes before boiling.
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Final Product
Put a little rice noodles into a bowl, along with vegetarian sausage, carrots,… then pour in a little broth to complete our dish. Are you surprised by the appeal of such a light dish?
The noodles have a very eye-catching color, and the broth is incredibly sweet thanks to the vegetables. This is truly a vegetarian dish that we will always remember!
2. Mixed Brown Rice Noodle Soup
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Brown Rice Pho Salad Serves 2
Dried brown rice pho 100 gr Pork 100 gr Green beans 50 gr (String beans) Bok choy 100 gr Carrot 150 gr (1 piece) Corn 1 ear Cooking oil 1 teaspoon Salt a little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh pork
- Choose pieces of meat that are bright pink and have high elasticity.
- Avoid pieces of meat that are slimy and have an unpleasant smell, as these may be spoiled or rotten.
- If you’re looking to eat healthy for weight loss, you should choose lean cuts without fat to enhance effectiveness.
How to choose fresh and delicious corn
- It is advisable to choose ears of corn that are still fresh, with green outer husks that have not dried out and tightly wrap around the corn cob. Additionally, the corn silk should be soft and silky, and the stem should not be too dark or wilted.
- The kernels inside should be plump, uniform in size, shiny, and straight without being too misshapen. Particularly, it is best to select cobs of moderate size, not too big or too small.
How to choose fresh and delicious green beans (string beans)
- Good green beans are those with green stems that still look fresh, long and slender in shape, and flat without being indented.
- Avoid buying beans that look too shiny and attractive, with few hairs and clearly visible worm holes in the segments. These may be beans that have been excessively sprayed with pesticides, which can affect health.
- Limit choosing beans that have many raised spots on the surface, as this indicates that the beans are old and the seeds inside are very large.
How to choose fresh and delicious bok choy
- To choose fresh bok choy, first pay attention to the color; it should be bright green, with smooth and glossy leaves, and not too many dark spots on the surface.
- Next, the stem should also be light green or pale green, not rotten, and not black or yellow.
- When holding it, it should feel firm; avoid choosing bok choy that is too large but very light, as it will not taste as good as expected.
- Limit choosing bok choy that is rotten, has drooping leaves, is wilted, or has turned yellow, as these are signs of bok choy that has been left too long and is no longer usable.
How to prepare Mixed Brown Rice Pho
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Preliminary preparation of ingredients
Wash the bok choy, removing old and damaged leaves, then soak in diluted salt water for 5 – 7 minutes to clean off all dirt, and rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Peel the carrot and wash it, then use a knife to cut it into strips. Remove the ends of the green beans and peel the fibers, then wash and dice them. For the corn, just separate the kernels.
For the pork, when purchased, rub it with a little salt, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
How to clean meat, removing odor
- Method 1: To eliminate the smell of pork, blanch it in boiling water with 1 – 2 teaspoons of salt, then rinse the meat with cold water 1 – 2 times before cooking.
- Method 2: Alternatively, you can blanch the pork in boiling water with a little white wine or vinegar to help effectively remove the odor from the meat.
View details: Effective methods to eliminate pork odor
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Blanch the ingredients
Prepare a pot on the stove with 700ml of water over high heat. Once the water boils, reduce to medium heat and add the prepped ingredients including 150g of carrot (1 piece), 50g of green beans (string beans), 100g of bok choy, 1 American corn (kernels removed), and 100g of dry brown rice noodles. Boil for 5 – 7 minutes, then turn off the heat and remove to drain.
Next, place another pot on the stove with 300ml of water over medium heat. When the water is bubbling, add 100g of pork and boil for 10 – 15 minutes until cooked, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
Tip:
- To keep the vegetables vibrant, add a little salt before boiling.
- To prevent the noodles from sticking together after boiling, when transferring to a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and stir well.
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Completion
After the pork has cooled, you proceed to cut the meat into bite-sized slices.
Next, take a plate and arrange all the ingredients including rice noodles, green beans, corn, carrots, and pork together. That’s it, the dish is ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
With just a few simple steps, you have brought your family a nutritious meal, good for health, and delicious enough to make anyone swoon.
The first thing that attracts everyone to the dish is the vibrant colors. The brown rice noodles are rich and soft, with a sweet taste from vegetables like carrots and bok choy that are hard to resist.
Enjoy it while it’s still hot, mixing everything together, sprinkle a little green onion oil on top and eat with chili sauce for an even more complete experience!
3. Stir-fried brown rice pho
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried brown rice pho For 2 people
Dried brown rice pho 100 gr Beef 200 gr Tofu 2 pieces Fresh shiitake mushrooms 100 gr (Shiitake mushrooms) Tomato 1 piece Bok choy 200 gr Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Oyster sauce 2 teaspoons Cooking oil 40 ml Common seasoning A little (Seasoning powder/ Salt/ Ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good tofu
- You should choose tofu that has an ivory white color as that indicates good quality; if the tofu is too yellow, it means it contains a lot of gypsum.
- When you pick it up, it should feel light, soft, and smooth, while also having elasticity and not easily breaking apart. When you smell it, you should detect the characteristic aroma of tofu; if you smell a strong unpleasant odor or chemicals, you should absolutely not buy it.
- Additionally, you can also make tofu at home using the very simple recipe below from TasteVN, which doesn’t take too much time and is good for the health of your whole family.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes that have a bright red color, evenly colored, and visually appealing. At the same time, the skin should be intact, shiny, smooth, plump, and not have too many scratches.
- Moreover, good tomatoes will still have fresh green stems, not wilted, and especially still attached firmly to the top without being separated.
- In addition, you can also rely on the aroma to choose; if you smell a gentle fragrance, it is a sign that these are naturally ripened tomatoes without chemicals.
How to choose fresh and delicious mustard greens
- Fresh and delicious mustard greens are those that have a bright green color, thin leaves, and a thick stem. When held, they feel firm and not wilted.
- Avoid choosing greens that are rotten or turning yellow as they have been stored for too long and are no longer usable.
- Additionally, limit choosing greens with very dark green leaves or those that have been infested with pests.
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- Fresh and delicious beef has a bright red color with interspersed white streaks of fat, and the fat has a bright yellow color. When touched, it feels firm, has good elasticity, and is not mushy.
- At the same time, observe that the meat fibers are tender, small, and not too fine.
- Conversely, avoid buying meat that has turned a pale green or dark red color, with dark yellow fat, and showing white spots or tiny dots on the surface.
- Additionally, meat that has become mushy and slimy, especially if it emits a strong foul odor, indicates that it has been stored for too long and is no longer usable.
How to prepare Fried Brown Rice Pho
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Prepare and marinate the beef
Wash the purchased beef briefly, cut it into thin slices suitable for eating, then place it in a bowl and marinate with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 5ml (1 teaspoon of cooking oil), mixing well to absorb the spices for 10 – 15 minutes.
How to eliminate the smell of beef
- A common method to eliminate the smell is to use crushed ginger, roast it until cooked, then rub it over the meat and wash it clean again.
- Additionally, alcohol is also considered a very effective ingredient in making beef cleaner. Just soak the meat in alcohol for 15 minutes.
- Moreover, another popular method to remove the smell is to use lemon juice or vinegar to soak the beef for a few minutes, and the odor will disappear immediately.
- It would be a mistake to overlook using salt to rub on the meat for 5 minutes, which brings surprising effectiveness.
See details: How to prepare odor-free beef
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Prepare other ingredients
Fresh mustard greens should be cut at the root while removing some old leaves, washed clean, drained, and cut into pieces. Tomatoes should be cored, washed, and cut into wedges.
Fresh shiitake mushrooms should have the stems removed, soaked, and washed with diluted salt water, then rinsed with clean water and sliced. As for the tofu, you just need to cut it into pieces.
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Stir-fried Pho
Take another pan and place it on the stove with 5ml (1 teaspoon) of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic sautéed over medium heat.
Once the garlic is fragrant, add 200g of marinated beef and 100g of fresh shiitake mushrooms, stir-frying for 5 – 7 minutes.
Then add 2 pieces of tofu, 1 tomato, and 200g of chopped bok choy along with 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, continuing to stir-fry for another 5 – 7 minutes before turning off the heat and seasoning to taste before serving.
In the pan that has fried the tofu, add 100g of dry brown rice pho, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, stir-frying for 10 – 15 minutes over medium heat until the pho noodles are cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Arrange the brown rice noodles and other ingredients on a plate, and we have a truly outstanding dish that cannot be faulted. The stir-fried brown rice noodles will make the family members constantly praise your culinary skills.
Each noodle strand lightly carries the aroma of brown rice, with beef rich in spices and perfectly cooked vegetables that truly captivate others.
You can combine it with a few slices of cucumber to reduce the greasiness and enjoy even more!
Where to Buy Dried Brown Rice Noodles
- The most common place to find dried brown rice noodles is pre-packaged in supermarkets, grocery stores, etc., to easily control the product’s expiration date.
- Nowadays, the popularity of brown rice noodles has increased, so you can also consider buying them from markets, convenience stores, etc. However, still choose reputable places, especially carefully observe whether the noodles are moldy or not.
- Additionally, you can also order the product on various very convenient and quick e-commerce websites.
How to choose delicious fresh shiitake mushrooms
- Delicious shiitake mushrooms are those that look like an umbrella and are not bruised.
- In terms of size, you should choose mushrooms of moderate size, with relatively short stems, a slightly tight cap, and a brownish-yellow color.
- Additionally, avoid choosing mushrooms that are too dark brown as this is a sign that they may be poisonous.
How to soak dried shiitake mushrooms quickly
- To soak mushrooms and save time, you should rotate the root and stem of the mushrooms to make contact with the water surface.
- In addition, you can soak the shiitake mushrooms overnight before preparing them.
- If you don’t have enough time, just soak the mushrooms for 15 – 20 minutes and then continue boiling for another 15 minutes, and the mushrooms will soften immediately.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are of moderate size, not too large or too small, with a slender shape, smooth skin, and no abnormal tiny bumps on the surface.
- Fresh and delicious carrots have a bright orange color, with fresh green tops that are not wilted and are firmly attached to the body, feeling firm and slightly hard when picked up.
- Avoid choosing carrots with wilted and bruised tops, bodies that are slimy and leaking, or even with bruises; if they feel soft and mushy when pressed, they are carrots that have been stored too long and are no longer usable.
- Additionally, it is advisable to limit the selection of overly large carrots as they are older, have more fibers, and contain fewer nutrients.
Finally, we have together completed 3 ways to cook brown rice pho that is delicious and nutritious. Don’t hesitate to show off your skills to surprise your family. I hope these recipes will be really useful for you!
*Refer to images and recipes from 3 YouTube channels: Helen’s Recipes (Vietnamese Food), Bi’s Home, and Eatsy
