Have you been there too? When you are actually struggling to fit in, and when you finally get your share of acceptance and validation and of course a lot of popularity, the feeling is crazy!
What then, after you achieve your goal ? Yes, even I had the same logic of “I will be happy (maybe) if I reach this particular goal or get popular etc. But it doesn’t stop there, as humans we actually crave for even more happiness and hype. Its hella crazy (actually). I dont want to loose it all and myself in the name of fame and popularity. I dont want to loose the actual joy of experiencing little things that make me happy. When you come from literally nothing and a lot of struggle to get where you actually want to be, the consequence are difficult to compromise and play with.
Vietnam has my heart and its a thing! So I made the very famous “Vietnamese Pho” as a part of the #365dayschallenge
What is the “Pho” all about ?
Vietnamese Pho is a noodle soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, sometimes any sort of protein. It is a very popular street food in Vietnam and is also served in restaurants across the globe.
Here is my version of the Vietnamese Pho.
- Begin with chopping the basic requirements : Finely chopped Garlic, Ginger, onion.
- Dice some fresh vegetables: Carrots,potato, etc(mushrooms are also a good idea here, whatever you want to include in the soup) Quarantine gave me only a few options!
- Next, lets make the stalk, in a pan drizzle some oil, when medium hot add in the chopped onion, ginger, garlic and toss until golden brown. (Do not burnt it yall).
- Sprinkle in some salt as per your taste, about 1/2 tbp of pepper + 1 Star anise.
- Saute this mixture for about 4- 5 min until the veggies release out all the water and they are nice and soft.
- At this stage you can add in the mushrooms (if you are using them here) .Saute them a bit.
- Add about 2-3 cups of water or as per your requirement. (Do not over dilute the stalk, just enough to give it a souppy touch and flavor)
- You need to now have patience for about 35-45 min. Yes! its a stalk, it gets its flavor as time passes.
- For the final plating of the “Pho”, take a soup bowl, place about one cup of the stalk with some boiled rice noodles, garnish it with some finely chopped red chilies, bell peppers and freshly chopped coriander.
- You can also use any form of cooked protein here, I used an egg.
- There you go, this soup works like magic! Wholesome, healthy and very nourishing.
#TIP to cook the rice noodles: Do not cook them in boiling water. Just soak them in hot water for about 3-5 min.
See you until another recipe.
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