- prep: 0 hr
- cook: 1 hr
- total: 1 hr
Summary
Fish and meat often figure prominently in the Vietnamese meal-in-a-bowl soup known as pho, but there are traditional and fine vegetarian options, chief among them this broth made from soy sauce and a blend of spices like star anise and cinnamon. All that’s required is a willingness to invest in making the broth and a few additional toppings and you’ll be handsomely rewarded.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons good-quality vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
- 1 head garlic, cloves separated but unpeeled
- 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into coins
- Salt
- Pinch sugar
- 3 or 4 star anise pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1/4 cup soy sauce, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1/2 pound mushrooms (any kind), trimmed
- 8 ounces thin rice vermicelli
- 6 cups boiling water
- 4 scallions, sliced, for garnish
- 2 or 3 limes, cut into wedges, for garnish
- Additional toppings as you like (see the list that follows)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 4 celery stalks (plus any vegetable leaves), sliced
- 2 onions, quartered (don't bother to peel!)
- 2 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 head garlic (separate the cloves but don't bother to peel)
- 1 pound white button mushrooms, trimmed and halved or sliced
- Salt and pepper
- 10–20 parsley sprigs
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 478 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 16 g 24.28%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 10.11%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 2044 mg 85.15%
- Calcium: 63 mg 6.33%
- Potassium: 789 mg 22.55%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 12.6%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 76 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 7 g 26.76%
- Sugar: 21 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 3.04%
- Vitamin C 28.45%
- Vitamin D 2.98%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables4
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total3 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq