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Going to make it this weekend. Going to roast the soup bones, ginger and onions then simmer all day. Have all the spices, star anise, cardamon, cinnamon etc. Don't have rock sugar. Going to try to find some. Has anyone here made it? Tips?
 

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Yes.

Tip: Get in your car and go to your favorite place. I truly enjoy cooking, but this is one of those dishes where it's just not worth it. With that said, best of luck and enjoy.
 

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I love making it. Just get the stock right, and the rest is easy. Sounds like you get the basics. Pho is not hard at all, IMO one of the easiest 'soup-like' dishes from scratch you can make. But with the heatwave, I hope you have a solution. I'd agree with Matt when it's this hot, go find your favorite Vietnamese dive and go for it.

Experienced pho tasters will notice if you used yellow rock sugar or a substitute. But really, it's not going to break the meal. I've used a blend of maple syrup and cane sugar before, and it fooled everyone.
 

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Thanks guys. I'm in Colorado, Western Slope. There's no Viet restaurant that I know of. I tried it once at a Thai place but wasn't impressed. That said I stay away from restaurants and try to make my own. i do have some maple syrup in the pantry if I can't find the rock sugar. Pho is of course French influenced and I'm a big Jacque Pepin fan. It's basically a consomme with Asian spices.
 

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That explains a lot. Yeah, good luck, let us know how it turned out.

And BTW, a little maple syrup will go a long way in the soup, I did a 1:5 ratio with the rest of the sugar.
 

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Got the Pho simmering on the stove now. Started about 8 this morning. I found rock sugar at a Mexican store. Have about 6 pounds of beef soup bones. They also carry tamarind pods so I get some next time I make pad Thai. I had some frozen meat thawing in the fridge and was able to slice it paper thin. I'll probably add some frozen cooked meatballs halfway through. Smells awesome already. It's a cold rainy day so it will hit the spot. Plan on serving around 5 o'clock. I want to reduce the broth about half. I have a big stock pot.
 

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I'm bout that chicken pho lyfe. I prefer "The Noodle" in Chinatown.
 

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Thanks guys. I'm in Colorado, Western Slope. There's no Viet restaurant that I know of. I tried it once at a Thai place but wasn't impressed. That said I stay away from restaurants and try to make my own. i do have some maple syrup in the pantry if I can't find the rock sugar. Pho is of course French influenced and I'm a big Jacque Pepin fan. It's basically a consomme with Asian spices.

I don't have any recommendations for making it but can give a recommendation on a badass pho place if you're ever in Denver. A place called pho-na-tic on colfax across from the capital building is awesome. I had a job close to there and we would eat there once a week, much delish
 

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I will never understand the big deal with pho just get some beef broth mix in some anchovies from the pizza place and some soy sauce sauce packets, some ginger stir-fry sauce or some Asian salad dressing, honey and some hot sauce packets and just boil that until it's boiling, add in some ramen, dump all that into a bowl and then for freshness put some parsley or chives or whatever green stuff my mom has in the produce drawer, add in some jalapenos and some steakums or if you have it, some thin sliced fajita meat raw (the broth should be hot enough to get it to rare but not bloody on the outside) and wah-lah-tee-dah, you have pho, maybe not authentic like in a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, bit literally tastes about the same. Good stuff though I like it when I get bored of chili and mac n cheese.
 

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I don't have any recommendations for making it but can give a recommendation on a badass pho place if you're ever in Denver. A place called pho-na-tic on colfax across from the capital building is awesome. I had a job close to there and we would eat there once a week, much delish

I travel to Denver for work occasionally. I'll check it out.
 

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I will never understand the big deal with pho just get some beef broth mix in some anchovies from the pizza place and some soy sauce sauce packets, some ginger stir-fry sauce or some Asian salad dressing, honey and some hot sauce packets and just boil that until it's boiling, add in some ramen, dump all that into a bowl and then for freshness put some parsley or chives or whatever green stuff my mom has in the produce drawer, add in some jalapenos and some steakums or if you have it, some thin sliced fajita meat raw (the broth should be hot enough to get it to rare but not bloody on the outside) and wah-lah-tee-dah, you have pho, maybe not authentic like in a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, bit literally tastes about the same. Good stuff though I like it when I get bored of chili and mac n cheese.

Lol. Just boil to a boil. This fuckin dorkchop.
 

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Pho is good but the northern style is where it's at. It's extremely rare to find authentic northern style Vietnamese restaurants in the US. And by rare, I mean there might be like 5 in the entire country.
 

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