- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
For Pho Stock
1 US turkey, whole
1 apple
1 carrot
1 cabbage
1 onion
1 ginger
10 gm cloves
5 gm star anise
5 gm cinnamon stick
5 gm salt
10 gm fish sauce
15 cups of water
For Assembly
200 gm flat rice noodles
Cooked turkey meat, shredded
1 red onion, thinly sliced
40 gm sliced green onion
20 gm fresh cilantro, leafy tops only
10 gm red cabbage julienne
10 gm carrot julienne
Directions
1. Use your hands to break up the turkey backbone and wings into pieces so they fit into the pot.
2. Give them a very quick rinse to remove visible impurities.
3. Set in a large bowl with the apple, celery, carrot, cabbage, and cilantro.
4. Put star anise, cloves, coriander seed, and cinnamon in a small stockpot, about 8 litre capacity.
5. Over medium heat, toast the spices for several minutes, stirring, until fragrant.
6. Add onion and ginger, and stir for 45 to 60 seconds, until fragrant. Add 8 cups of water.
7. Add the turkey, apple, vegetables, salt, and the remaining 7 cups water.
8. Partially cover and bring to a simmer over high heat. Uncover and skim and discard scum.
9. Adjust the heat to gently simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When done, let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
10. Remove the turkey pieces to make straining easier. Pour the broth through a muslin-lined mesh strainer placed over a medium pot.
11. Discard the solids. There should be about 12 cups of broth. Season with fish sauce and if needed, extra salt.
Assembly
1. Divide the noodles among 6 soup bowls. Meanwhile, bring the broth to a simmer over medium heat. At the same time, fill a pot with water and bring to a rolling boil for the noodles.
2. For each bowl, place a portion of the noodles in a noodle strainer or mesh sieve and dunk in the boiling water. When the noodles are soft, pull the strainer from the water, shaking it to let the water drain back into the pot.
3. Put the boiled noodles into the bowl. Top with turkey, then add onion, green onion, and cilantro. Finish with pepper
4. Serve along with condiments to add more flavour.
