Gia Lai—style Double-Bowl Pho

Name: Gia Lai—style Double-Bowl Pho
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 lb (907 g) beef, pork, or chicken bones; 2 lb (907 g) beef, pork, or chicken bones; 2 lb (907 g) beef, pork, or chicken bones; 1 medium yellow onion, peeled; 2 thumb-size pieces rock sugar; 6-inch (15 cm) piece daikon, peeled and sliced into six 1-inch-thick (2.5 cm) rounds; Chicken stock powder, to taste; 7 oz (200 g) ground pork; Salt, to taste; Black pepper, to taste; 2 oz (56 g) pork fatback, finely diced; 3 tbsp (30 g) minced garlic; ½ tsp sugar; 3 shallots, thinly sliced; 12 beef balls, thawed; 14 oz (400 g) dried Gia Lai–style noodles (bánh phở khô Gia Lai) or hủ tiếu dai noodles, soaked in room temperature water for 15 minutes and drained; 14 oz (400 g) dried Gia Lai–style noodles (bánh phở khô Gia Lai) or hủ tiếu dai noodles, soaked in room temperature water for 15 minutes and drained; 14 oz (400 g) dried Gia Lai–style noodles (bánh phở khô Gia Lai) or hủ tiếu dai noodles, soaked in room temperature water for 15 minutes and drained; 14 oz (400 g) dried Gia Lai–style noodles (bánh phở khô Gia Lai) or hủ tiếu dai noodles, soaked in room temperature water for 15 minutes and drained; 3 cups (300 g) bean sprouts; 2 tbsp (32 g) hoisin sauce, plus more for dipping; 2 tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce; 7 oz (200 g) beef sirloin or eye of round, very thinly sliced; 7 oz (200 g) beef sirloin or eye of round, very thinly sliced; 5 scallions, chopped; 3 sprigs cilantro, chopped; 1 head soft-leaf lettuce; 3 sprigs Asian basil; 2 bird’s eye chili peppers, thinly sliced on the bias; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Preparation info

Yield:
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

This dish (phở khô Gia Lai) is a great noodle variation that combines pork and beef. It is unique to Gia Lai, a highland city in central Vietnam. Proudly named for that city, this dish is sometimes also called double-bowl pho (phở 2 tô) because it is served in two bowls, one for the noodles and one for the soup. Unlike the traditional soft and silky noodles for pho, the people of Gia Lai take pride in their regional noodles that are rice-based and thin yet chewy.

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