Stop. Find another recipe. Such a waste of fresh ingredients. Flavorless. Not remotely Asian-flavored. Yuck. Look elsewhere. Cons: Bland Waste of beef
Easy but needs flavor This was so quick and easy to make but I didn't realize I was going to have to add flavor to it. It was fine alone but blah Pros: Super easy and only about 1/2 hour to make plus healthy Cons: no flavor you need to add stuff. I should be a recipe for a base of pho not pho itself
This was a bvery quick and easy soup. It was a little bland so I added chili paste at table. Anonymous Wildomar CA
Here is what I did. I loved this but I did change some things. - I used thin sliced serloin steak instead of flank steak. - I used green cabbage (almost the whole head and really let it wilt down) - The broth I got was chef cubbard from Aldi and I think that is the BEST broth I have ever bought. The broth is a big part of the soup - make sure it is something you already love. - I also used for rice noodles than the recipe called. I got a 14oz package and used about 1/2. - THIS IS THE BIG PART - I used 3 tablespoon of Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki (it has sesame seeds in it) The only place I have found it is Target. Use this instead of Soy Sauce you will thank me. I also skipped the basil or whatever the bean sprouts were a good add on top. I did buy some Sriracha hot chili sauce and it tasted good it but honestly we didnt even need it. Pros: The flavor Cons: Nothing!
This is a great pho recipe. It lends itself to upgrades depending on the group being served. I add crimini mushrooms a splash of mirin & sake garlic...yum yum yum. Dave Kinne Post Falls ID
i always make this when i'm sick with tons of chile-garlic sauce for sinus clearing! Anonymous Montpelier VT
Whomever said Pho is bland either has never been to an authentic Vietnamese restaurant -- as if a Vietnamese person went to McDonalds and used that to judge what a hamburger should taste like. Clearly you don't get it. The commentor who added star anise etc is atleast barking up the right tree.
too bland I added cilantro lime sliced hot peppers and more fish sauce to bring up the flavor to more authentic. Then it was easy and good. Pros: easy Cons: not enough flavor as written
needs fish sauce for dimension - soy doesn't do it Anonymous e falmouth MA
