Author: Katie Le | Katie’s Test Kitchen

Ingredients:

Broth for 8-quart IP (For 6-quart adjustment, please see FAQ #3 before proceeding with the recipe below)

3 lbs of beef marrow bones or oxtail

about 1/2 lb of daikon, optional, peeled and halved, optional but highly recommend to give the broth a natural sweetness

peeled and halved, optional but highly recommend to give the broth a natural sweetness 1 large onion, white or yellow, peeled and toasted to slightly charred

1 large knob of ginger, about 1/4 lb, peeled and toasted to slightly charred

1 bag of Spice Pho Seasoning, toasted in the oven or on stove top pan on medium heat for about 1 minute to release fragrance If you are collecting the spices separately here is a list: 1 cinnamon stick 1 piece of casia bark (aka Saigon cinnamon) 4-5 star anise 2 Amonum Costatum (Thảo quả) 2 tbsp of coriander seeds 2 tbsp of fennel seeds 1 tsp of cloves

about 2 tbsp size of rock sugar, roughly 16 grams

6.5 tbsp of Quốc Việt Beef Pho Soup Base OR 2 tbsp of sea salt

2 tbsp of sea salt 18 cups of boiling water, using boiling water will help speed up pressure building time

mushroom seasoning

3 green onion, use white bottom part only to add to broth at the end

Protein Options (pick one or all, more or less of each depending on what you like):

– 1-2 lbs of eye round beef or fillet mignon, “Tái”, (thinly sliced)

– 1 package of beef balls, typically found in frozen section of Asian stores, “Bò Viên”

(halved, added to broth, bring it to a boil before serving)

– 1/2 lb beef omasum, “Sách“, (washed well with salt, add to IP and cook before cooking the Pho broth or cook in 2nd IP if you have one, add 4 cups of water and 1 stalk of lemongrass, High Pressure, 4 minutes, NPR, rinsed with cold water before thinly slicing)

– 1-2 beef tendons, “Gân”, (parboiled for 5 minutes on stove top, add to the bones and cook using the same time, removed from broth once it was done and wait for it to cool down before slicing)

Condiments and Garnishes:

2 bags of fresh Pho noodles, typically in the refrigerated section at Asian stores (1 bag makes 4 bowls), boiled/blanched according to package instruction

2 limes, cut to wedges

green onion and cilantro, chopped

1 large white or onion, thinly sliced

basil and culantro, washed well

bean sprout, washed well

jalapeño pepper or your favorite fresh chili pepper, thinly sliced

black pepper, optional

Hoisin sauce

Sriracha sauce

Directions:

1. Wash then parboil beef bones on stove top pot for 10 minutes. Rinse well and add to inner pot.

2. Toast onion and ginger until lightly charred. For the Pho Seasoning, toast for about 1 minute and add to the filter pouch. Add toasted items to inner pot along with rock sugar, 6.5 tbsp of Quốc Viet Beef Pho Soup Base, daikon and 8 cups of boiling water (just enough to cover the ingredients). If you are omitting Quốc Việt Soup Base please add 2 tbsp of sea salt instead. Close lid and make sure knob is on Sealing. Select Manual/Pressure Cook, High Pressure, 30 minutes. Allow 30 minutes NPR or full NPR. It would take a little more than 30 minutes for the IP to fully NPR with the ingredients above.

If you are omitting the soup base please add 3 tbsp of mushroom seasoning. Taste the broth again and add more as needed. Lastly, add the white part onion. If you use beef ball slowly drop them in now and bring broth to a boil again. 3. Release remainder pressure if you are doing a 30 minutes NPR and open lid. Cancel Keep Warm and switch to Saute mode. Remove onion, bones, daikon then add 10 cups of boiling water. Use a fine mesh strainer to remove any bits from the broth. If you are using the soup base cater to your taste if needed by adding mushroom seasoning and/or more rock sugar to balance out the taste.Lastly, add the white part onion. If you use beef ball slowly drop them in now and bring broth to a boil again.

4. To assemble the bowl, add cooked Pho noodles then top with your protein options from above. Pour boiling broth, add sliced white onion and sprinkle chopped green onion and cilantro. Add a few dashes of black pepper if you like. Serve with basil, culantro, bean sprout, lime wedges and sliced jalapeño pepper. The broth is so good we rarely add Hoisin sauce to our bowl!