How to Cook Delicious and Attractive Gia Lai Dry Pho at Home

How to prepare Dry Pho from Gia Lai

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  Prepare the pork bones and chicken

  You soak the chicken in diluted salt water, wash it thoroughly inside and out, remove all the dirty blood vessels, then rinse with clean water 2 – 3 times, cut it in half and let it drain.

  Similarly, you also soak the pork bones in diluted salt water for 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water 2 – 3 times and let them drain.

  How to eliminate odors from ingredients:

  How to remove odor from pork bones: Prepare a large basin of diluted salt water, then soak the pork bones in the diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water. Additionally, you can briefly blanch the bones with roasted shallots to make the broth clearer and more fragrant.

  How to remove odor from chicken: Before cooking, mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 parts salt to 1 part vinegar, then rub the mixture all over the chicken, scrubbing multiple times and then rinsing thoroughly with clean water, so that the chicken will not smell when cooked.

  See details: The simplest way to remove the smell of chicken when cooking

  

  
• 2

  Simmer the broth

  You place a pot on the stove with 3 liters of water, when the water boils, add the chicken and beef bones along with 1 onion, star anise, coriander seeds, and cloves that have been roasted.

  To make the broth rich, you season it with 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of rock sugar. Then, cover the pot, keep the heat medium, and simmer the broth for 1 – 2 hours.

  After simmering, the broth will be clear, fatty, and sweet, to enhance the flavor you can add chopped green onions.

  Tip: During the simmering process, remember to check the pot of broth, adjust the seasoning to taste, and skim off the foam to keep the broth clear!

  

  
• 3

  Prepare and slice the beef

  To remove the smell of beef, use salt to rub on the beef, then rinse with clean water, drain, and slice thinly.

  How to remove the smell of beef

  • Roast 1 piece of ginger until the skin is charred, then scrape off the charred layer, and pound it finely. After that, rub the roasted ginger thoroughly on the beef to eliminate the smell, then rinse well with water.
  • Alternatively, use the juice of 1 lemon or rub a lemon directly on the piece of beef thoroughly and then rinse it clean.
  • Soaking the beef in white wine for about 15 minutes and then rinsing it several times with water also helps to eliminate the smell more effectively.

  See details: Effective ways to eliminate the smell of beef

  

  
• 4

  Marinate the beef and minced meat

  Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of minced onion, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of cornstarch to the beef, then mix well and marinate for 20 – 30 minutes.

  Next, add 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon of minced onion, then mix well to let the seasoning penetrate the minced meat.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Stir-fry minced meat and cook the sauce

  Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon of minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. When the shallots and garlic turn golden, add the minced meat and stir-fry until it is firm.

  Next, add 50ml of water to the minced meat, season with 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sweet sauce, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, then bring to a boil and skim off the foam.

  Then, add 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of satay and stir well. Finally, add 1 tablespoon of diluted cornstarch, cook on low heat, stirring continuously to help the sauce thicken and become more aromatic.

  Tip: If you don’t have cornstarch, you can use tapioca starch as a substitute!

  

  

  

  
• 6

  Stir-fry beef

  Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, turn the heat to high and add the beef, stir-frying quickly for 3-4 minutes until the beef is firm.

  

  
• 7

  Take and shred the chicken

  You take the chicken out, let it drain, and shred it into thin slices that are easy to eat.

  

  
• 8

  Blanch the pho noodles

  You boil water, when the water is boiling, add the pho noodles and blanch for 1 minute, then take them out. To keep the noodles chewy and tasty, you should not blanch them too long in the water.

  
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  Final product

  You put the pho noodles into a bowl, then add fresh herbs, shredded chicken, stir-fried beef, and finally drizzle the delicious sauce on top, eating it with hot broth is truly wonderful.

  Each strand of pho absorbs the minced meat sauce just right, the chicken is tender, the beef is flavorful, not chewy, and paired with fresh herbs, sipping the sweet broth from the bone is absolutely delicious!