Name: Vegan Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Ingredients: 2 star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 cardamom; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 onions; 2 carrots; 6 cloves of garlic; 2 inch / 5 cm ginger; 1 chilli; 1 cup of dried mushrooms (for example shiitake); 8.5 cups / 2 liters vegetable broth; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp vegan fish sauce; 1/4 tsp MSG; salt, pepper; 7 oz / 200 g rice noodles; 1 bok choy; 10 oz / 300 g tofu; 3 green onions; 1 chilli; 1 small bunch of fresh cilantro; 1 lime

Ingredients

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Broth

2 star anise
2 cinnamon sticks
1 cardamom
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 onions
2 carrots
6 cloves of garlic
2 inch / 5 cm ginger
1 chilli
1 cup of dried mushrooms (for example shiitake)
8.5 cups / 2 liters vegetable broth
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp vegan fish sauce
1/4 tsp MSG
salt, pepper

Toppings

7 oz / 200 g rice noodles
1 bok choy
10 oz / 300 g tofu
3 green onions
1 chilli
1 small bunch of fresh cilantro
1 lime

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Instructions

Add star anise, cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds and cardamom to a large pot, and toast them dry until they are fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Remove spices and set aside.
Meanwhile slice your onion, and ginger, halve chilli, and cut carrots into larger chunks.
Add vegetable oil to your pot. Add onion slices, carrot pieces, whole garlic cloves, ginger slices, and chilli, and roast them over medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes, turning them once halfway, until they get charred.
Alternatively you can also fry them in the oven, air-fryer, or on a grill. You want them to be nice and charred for the best flavors.
Once the veggies and charred, add toasted spices, and dried mushroom to them, and cover it all with vegetable broth. Bring it to a boil, then cover the pot, and let it simmer for at least one hour. For the best result cook Vegan Pho for 3-4 hours, but if you don’t have that much time, one hour will do the job too.
Pour broth through a fine mesh sieve into another pot. Discard veggies and spices (or keep some, if you prefer to eat them).
Now start seasoning your broth. Add sugar, soy sauce, vegan fish sauce, MSG, and salt and pepper. Taste and adjust to your liking.
While pho broth is simmering, prepare the rest of the ingredients. Cook rice noodles according to package instructions, dice tofu, slice chilli, chop cilantro, and green onions.
Divide rice noodles between bowls, then top each with a couple of bok choy leaves, diced tofu, chilli, cilantro, and green onions.
Pour broth over noodles, and serve with a squeeze of lime juice. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours