Shaking Beef Pho / Phở Bò Lúc Lắc
This shaking beef pho or pho bo luc lac is the fusion of two of the most iconic Vietnamese dishes: traditional pho with Vietnamese shaking beef!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs New York Steak
- 32 oz Pho Noodles
- 4 lb Beef Knuckles
- 6 quart Water
- 1 Yellow Onion
- 2 inch knob Ginger
- 1 medium Daikon
- 3 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 2 tbsp MSG
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 Dried Cloves
- 3 Dried Star Anise
- 1 Dried Cardamom Pod
- 1 Dried Saigon Cinnamon Stick
- 1 tbsp Dried Coriander Seeds
- 1 tbsp Dried Fennel Seeds
- 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Garlic
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp MSG (optional)
- Salt and Pepper
- Beansprouts
- Green Onions
- Cilantro
- White Onion
- Thai Basil
- Chili Oil
Instructions
- 1
Making the Pho:
- 2
Cut onion and ginger in half, char on an open flame, dry pan, or broil on high. Peel and cut the daikon into 2-inch pieces. Toast dried spices in a dry pan and put them in a spice bag
- 3
Parboil beef knuckles, then scrub and rinse under cold water
- 4
To a clean stock pot, add water, bring up to a boil, and add beef knuckles, charred aromatics, daikon, and spice bag
- 5
Bring back up to a boil, skim off the impurities, and simmer covered on low, for 1.5-2 hours. Then remove the aromatics and spice bag to keep the broth clean
- 6
Simmer broth for another 2-3 hours
- 7
Season with fish sauce, sugar, MSG, and salt to taste
- 8
Making the Shaking Beef:
- 9
Cut steak into one-inch cubes and marinade with oyster sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper. Let that marinate in the fridge for at least half an hour, but the longer the better
- 10
Let the beef come to room temperature, then add the beef in a single layer in a hot pan to make sure that we don’t steam the beef. Let the beef get a nice hard sear, and then shake your pan to move the beef around. Add onions, and give it another shake. Then finish cooking steak to the desired doneness
- 11
Assembly:
- 12
Add noodles, beansprouts, green onions, and cilantro to a bowl. Pour over hot pho broth. Top with shaking beef, white onions, chili oil and Thai basil