Pho me!
I made several modifications, based on taste and availablity. For the condiments, we used red chard, bok choy, bean sprouts, orange pepper, mushrooms, green onions and green beans. I didn't have star anise or chinese 5 spice, so to the broth I added a couple of pinches of cinnamon and a dash of cloves, in addition to the other ingredients.
The noodles needed a bit of cooking, despite soaking with boiling water for half an hour.
It was fun assembling everything first. I couldn't find Sri Racha, which was upsetting because I've heard such good things about it. But I did find a thai chili garlic sauce which is taaaaas-ty!
I realised after that I'd forgotten the basil and cilantro. Oh well, more for my second helping ;)
At first, the soup was very bland despite the chili sauce. But then we discovered that the tastiness must have fallen to the bottom of the bowl because when we used a spoon instead of chopsticks it got more flavourful! By the end, I was really enjoying it!
posted by mishka @ 9:23 PM
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ooh, i'd love to have red chard in mine! i love the colors of yours, too! even though i've had so much pho over the last few days, it makes me hungry! soo...apparently, according to the thai/indonesian store in chinatown where i meant to stock up on sriracha (all this talk about it makes me feel like i should get extra), the sriracha i usually get is not the chili sauce of choice. he pointed me to a sauce made in thailand that's still called sriracha but he said it's much better. i wonder why he even stocks the other one cause as soon as i picked up the original sriracha, he said "oh no, try this one, it's made in thailand. that one's made in california."
i didn't end up buying it cause i forgot my wallet at home but that's another story.
just finished our leftovers up today (i made double the broth), but i still have tons of vegetables left -- what to make next?
oh, and it's almost friday, what are we making????
Mine (not posted yet) was a tad bland too, but I didn't use all the spices it called for. It made my apt smell great though, I left briefly and came back to a lovely cinnamony savoury aroma.
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