Beef Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

For the full experience, make this recipe with the Kenwood Recipes app.

recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    350

Beef pho is a classic Vietnamese noodle soup made with rice noodles in a clear, slow-simmered beef broth flavoured with star anise and cinnamon. Thin slices of beef are added just before serving and cooked in the hot stock. It is topped with fresh herbs, beansprouts, lime and chilli, allowing you to adjust the flavour to your taste. Light but filling, it is a straightforward, comforting dish that works well for lunch or dinner.

recipe updated 4 Mar 2026

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    300 g
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    10 g
  • Chuck steak icon
    Chuck steak
    400 g
  • Rice noodles icon
    Rice noodles
    as needed
  • Star anise pod icon
    Star anise pod
    5
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    1
  • Cloves icon
    Cloves
    4
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Coriander seeds icon
    Coriander seeds
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Beef bone icon
    Beef bone
    400 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    3 kg
  • Fish sauce icon
    Fish sauce
    2 tablespoons
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    1 teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Coriander icon
    Coriander
    as needed
  • Bean sprout icon
    Bean sprout
    as needed
  • Spring onion icon
    Spring onion
    as needed
  • Red chili icon
    Red chili
    as needed
  • Lime wedges icon
    Lime wedges
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Sieve
  • kCook icon Stockpot - 5 liter

Step preview

  1. Making the spice mix:
  2. Add the ingredients into a frying pan
  3. Cook until toasted and fragrant - 5 minutes, medium heat
  4. Transfer the spice mix into the appliance bowl and set aside
  5. Making the vegetable mix:
  6. Add oil into the frying pan
  7. Heat until hot - 1 minute, medium-high heat
  8. Then add the next ingredients
  9. Cook on both sides until lightly charred - 2 minutes
  10. Remove from the heat and set aside
  11. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  12. Cook until boiling - 5 minutes, 120ºC, speed Off
  13. Drain the meat into a sieve and wash under a running water to remove any impurities
  14. Transfer the clean meat back into the appliance bowl
  15. Then add the charred onion and ginger
  16. Then add the next ingredients
  17. Cook until the meat is tender, pausing the machine, removing any scum and adding water to Max line every 30 minutes - 2 hours, 105ºC, speed Off
  18. Strain the broth into a stockpot and remove the meat
  19. Season the broth with salt to taste
  20. Slice the cooked meat
  21. Divide the rice noodles between serving bowls and ladle the broth over
  22. Top with cooked sliced beef and the next ingredients
  23. Serve
Open in app

With the Kenwood World app and a connected kCook Multi, you can create this dish in your own kitchen with ease.

Find out more Open in app