- Hi, friends, it's Sam.
And today I'm going to make one of my most favorite,
delicious, delectable soup recipes
and that is pho.
If you are English-speaking, you might have pronounced it
"foh" but that is incorrect.
It is actually pronounced "fah", just like
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. ♪
You know, that's how I remember.
Learning with Sam.
(laughing)
Hi buddy!
You're a dog.
So traditionally, pho is made with beef broth
and it takes hours, or even days to make.
Now, obviously that is not vegan
and that is certainly not fuss-free
and how I like to cook.
So my version of pho is not at all traditional
because it of course doesn't contain beef broth,
but it also only takes 30 minutes to make.
I know, that's my kind of recipe.
I way prefer that.
Yeah, scratch the multiple days, scratch the long hours,
30 minutes.
Now, not only is this one of my most favorite recipes
but you guys love it too.
It's one of my more popular recipes on my blog,
and I love it so much I even included it my cookbook,
"Fuss-Free Vegan"
♪ Pho, pho, pho, pho. ♪
Without further ado, let's get to making my quick, vegan pho
Alright, to make this pho, let's get cooking.
So just grab yourself a big old soup pot.
You can make a homemade broth if you like.
I'll put a link to my homemade vegetable broth right here.
I don't have any of that ready right now,
so I'm just using good old store-bought veggie broth.
Argh, get in there.
Oh, it splashed.
(slow motion groaning)
Ergh.
Oh man.
Veggie broth two.
Three cups of water.
This is why you need a big old pot,
because it's a lot of liquid.
And now I have whole yellow, oo!
A whole yellow onion, quartered.
So it's just cut into core, core sections?
It is core, I guess.
Plop that whole thing in there.
I have some sliced garlic.
Plopping that all in there.
This is about an inch of fresh ginger.
I just sliced it into coins.
Dropping those in.
A whole cinnamon stick.
Three cloves.
These are cloves, the spice.
They smell like Christmas to me.
You know that Christmasy smell?
This is the same spice you use at like Christmas time
to decorate oranges.
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la. ♪
And then three whole star anise.
Is it pronounced "anees" or "anis"?
"Anees" or "anis"?
I'm gonna look that up.
- "Anis"
Really? - "Anis"
- Anise, alright.
I've been saying that wrong my entire life.
It's pronounced "anis" apparently.
Anise.
(giggling)
Okay,I gotta get used to that.
These are three whole star anise.
(laughing)
I can't say it.
These are three whole star anise.
(giggling)
And plop those in as well.
So there you go, it's just broth and some chunky stuff
floating around in there.
That does not sound appetizing at all.
So just pop this on the stove.
Bring it to a simmer
and simmer covered for about 20 to 30 minutes.
So these are pho noodles.
You can find them in any grocery store.
They are just rice.
They're already vegan, so that's wicked.
So I'm just going bring a pot of water to a boil
and cook the noodles.
It already smells really good in here,
even though it's only been like five minutes.
So now I'm going to prep my toppings.
You can use whatever kind of pho-like toppings you like.
So I've already sliced some limes.
I'm gonna chop up a little bit of cilantro.
Mmm, I love cilantro.
I'm gonna roughly, just very roughly, chop some cilantro.
And I have some fresh mint.
Ergh, open.
For the mint, I'm just gonna leave the whole leaves whole.
"The whole leaves whole?"
You know what I mean.
Until I have a nice, a nice sized pile.
Oh my goodness, that broth smells so good already.
I want to eat it.
It's making me hungry.
And some fresh basil.
This is just standard Italian style basil.
If you have that, that's fine.
If you can get your hands on Thai basil, that's even better.
It'll give a more authentic flavor.
And so again, I'm just leaving the leaves whole for this.
Perfect.
I like red, hot chili peppers.
I keep a package of them frozen in the freezer because,
for some reason, they always come in this giant package.
But they're super spicy,
so I never go through them that quickly.
I like spicy food, but these are like spicy.
You know what I mean?
We'll just slice up some of these.
And now for some mung bean sprouts.
A big pile of these on here, I love these guys.
A lovely little crispness.
Roasted, lightly salted peanuts.
Gotta make some room here, make some room.
And here I have some leftover soft tofu,
so I'm just going to slice this up a little bit,
and add it to my pile.
Sometimes I like to fry the tofu, if I have a firmer one,
and season it.
This time I'm just doing it plain
because I think that's yummy too.
So you know, do whatever you like.
♪ Beautiful. ♪
And then I'll just put some hot sauce and some soy sauce
on the side, just like that.
This is how I like to serve it.
You can do a big display of all sorts of different
topping options and everyone can top their own
to their own taste preferences.
I think it's pretty fun.
Everyone always really enjoys it.
I'll put a link below for the full recipe for the pho
and also all of my topping suggestions.
But you can also come up with your own.
And I'll pop a link up here as well.
Isn't that beautiful?
So pretty.
Alright, my noodles are cooked.
My broth has been simmering away for 20 to 30 minutes,
something like that.
So now I'm gonna make myself a gorgeous bowl of pho.
(laughing)
Chickpea is looking at me like I'm crazy.
Little does she know, it's true.
So I put the noodles in the bowl first,
and then I add broth.
It smells gorgeous.
And this is generally how I serve it to people,
and then I just put out this display of all the toppings.
And I'm gonna top up this pho.
Yes!
How gorgeous is this?
Isn't it beautiful?
Alright, let's give it a taste.
Mmm, standing and eating soup.
This is something I've never done before.
Ergh, if only my chopstick skills were better.
Mmm, mmm.
Mmhmm, mmhmm.
♪ Sam is not good at using chopsticks and a spoon ♪
♪ But I'm gonna try anyway. ♪
Whoo, spicy bit.
Delish.
Mmm.
Ah, it is so good.
I love how it's warm and comforting.
All of those spices in there are so aromatic.
It smells amazing.
But it also has this lovely freshness with the fresh herbs
and the crispy little vegetables.
It's like the perfect combination of comforting and fresh.
♪ So good, I love it. ♪
Pho, pho, pho, pho.
Now, I need to get back to eating this pho immediately,
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I'll see you next time.
Bon Appetegan!
(clucking)
(happy grooving music)
Another high-five, you always want a high-five
at the end of my videos, yeah?
Yeah, you're so good.
You can't have pho.
I don't think you can.
Can dogs eat pho?