Vegetarian Pho - Best & Worst of Pinterest #1



Traditional Vietnamese goodness...


Mmm, now some comfort food was all I was craving for and since I haven't been going out for dinners lately, I thought why not try this recipe out?

Here's to a new series I'm starting - the Best & Worst of Pinterest.

With my 2015 goals featuring more DIYs, I thought why not do a series on it? Let's see what Pinterest really has to offer. Sort of inspired by Man vs Pin but a Blog version, yay!

So initially found a recipe on Pinterest and sort of tweaked it a little to make it a little more traditional and flavorful. Here we go!

Ingredients:
6 cups vegetable stock
8 cups water
2 medium onions, peeled and cut in half - char in oven
3 inch fresh ginger - char in oven
250g mock chicken (optional)
3 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste
Some cilantro stems
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
3 tbsp soy sauce
10 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 star anise
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/3 tsp cumin seeds
5 cloves

1 1/2 tbsp butter
170 grams shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
1 1/2 tbsp hoisin sauce
2 tsp sesame oil

6 green onions, thinly sliced
400 grams rice noodles, prepared according to package instructions
250 grams bean sprouts
2 jalapeno peppers, sliced
Fresh herbs (Cilantro, Thai Basil, etc)
Hoisin and Chilli Garlic Sauce
Lime

Preparation:
  1. Char onion and ginger in oven under broiler mode, turning them around occasionally. Remove black areas.
  2. Bring water and stock to boil. Add charred onion and ginger, salt and sugar. 
  3. Add mock chicken (optional)
  4. Boil for an hour. 
  5. Toast spices on a pan for about 3 minutes. Add into tea infuser and place into boiling stock. 
  6. Prepare the noodles.
  7. Saute mushrooms with hoisin sauce, sesame oil and butter.
  8. Strain stock leaving the mock chicken in. 
  9. Assemble the pho in individual bowls. 

First time working with shitake mushrooms or hoisin sauce but I must say, the mushrooms turned out great. Best mushroom dish I've made thus far.
Overall, the pho was a great tasting comfort food. Great for rainy nights.

This is definitely a hit and on the Best of Pinterest side, for sure


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