{{ :recipes:simple_vegetarian_pho_broth.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Simple Vegetarian Pho Broth ====== /* Description */ [[http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12400-simple-vegetarian-pho-broth | New York Times Cooking:]] The focus of this broth, a base for pho dishes with tofu and a variety of mixed vegetables, is the charred ginger and onion. Spice comes from a bag filled with star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon stick and cloves and more flavor flows from an abundance of sweet vegetables. Non-vegetarians can add fish sauce to this aromatic and beautiful vegan broth if they wish. From [[recipes:classic_pho]] {(rater>id=100|name=recipes:simple_vegetarian_pho_broth|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** 2.5 qts - 6 servings|| |**Prep:** 0:10|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 2:00| ====== Ingredients ====== * 1 large onion (about 1/2 pound), peeled and quartered * 1 3-inch piece of fresh ginger * 3 quarts water * 1 pound leeks (1 1/2 large), tough ends cut away, halved lengthwise, cleaned and cut in thick slices * 2 medium turnips (about 10 ounces), peeled and cut in wedges * 1 pound carrots (3 large), peeled and sliced thick * 2 ounces mushroom stems (from about 8 ounces mushrooms), or 4 dried shiitakes * 1 head of garlic, cut in half * 2 stalks lemon grass, trimmed, smashed with the side of a knife, and sliced * Salt to taste * 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons sugar (to taste), preferably raw brown sugar * 6 star anise pods * 5 whole cloves * 1 tablespoon black peppercorns * 1 2- to 3-inch cinnamon stick * 1 to 2 tablespoons fish sauce (nuoc mam), to taste (optional) ====== Directions ====== - Scorch the onion and ginger by holding the pieces above a flame with tongs, or in a dry frying pan if using an electric stove. Turn the pieces until they are scorched black in places on all sides. Slice the ginger lengthwise. - Combine the scorched onion and ginger with the water, leeks, turnips, carrots, mushroom stems or dried shiitakes, garlic, lemon grass, salt to taste and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large soup pot and bring to a boil. Tie the spices in a cheesecloth bag and add to the soup. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add the fish sauce if using, and simmer for another hour (2 hours total, with or without the fish sauce). Strain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Taste and adjust salt and sugar. ====== Notes ====== /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Soup/Stock-Broth Asian/Vietnamese}} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream-Ice Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Ingredient-Seasoning Asian/Vietnamese Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Side SlowCooker-Crockpot Snack Soup Asian/Vietnamese Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet Jennivines MilkStreet HDawson LMaidment TMaidment AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~