Vietnamese Pho Pressure Cooker - Paleo Friendly
In this aromatic recipe, a flavorful beef pho is created by toasting spices and creating a sachet for infusing the broth with rich flavors. The meat is seared to perfection before being pressure cooked, resulting in a luscious and hearty broth. The dish is served with a variety of fresh herbs and toppings to customize each bowl to your liking. Get ready to enjoy a comforting and satisfying bowl of homemade beef pho!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 green cardamom pod
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided (Non-Paleo version: cooking oil)
- 8 slices fresh ginger, unpeeled, 1/2 inch thick
- 1/2 large yellow onion, peeled
- 2 pound beef cross shanks, 1-1/2 inches thick
- 1-1/2 pound oxtails
- 1-1/2 pound beef brisket
- 3-1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 pound beef eye of round roast, very thinly sliced (keep refrigerated until ready to serve)
- 8 cups shirotaki noodles (Non-Paleo version: dried rice noodles)
- FOR THE TABLE:
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
- 2 jalapeño peppers, sliced
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 bunch fresh Thai basil (or regular Italian basil)
- 1 bunch fresh mint
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- Sriracha sauce (store bought or 20 Minute Sriracha Recipe)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add all spices and toast until they become fragrant. Take care not to burn them! Place them in a coffee filter or piece of cheesecloth and tie it up. Place the sachet into the pressure cooker pot.
- In the same sauce pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon butter (or oil) and add onion and ginger pieces. Brown until there is a nice sear on them. Remove them from the pan and place them in the pressure cooker.
- Sear the meat in batches: add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the pan and sear the shank, oxtail and brisket. You'll do this in batches, all in a single layer. Give everything plenty of space so that they SEAR and brown. Crowding the pan will not brown the meat. Sear each side, remove each meat from the pan and add them to the pressure cooker.
- Cover the contents of the pressure cooker with water or up to the fill line. Set your pressure cooker to cook for 60 minutes. This means it will cook under pressure for 60 minutes. It will take time to build up pressure (usually 30 minutes) and additional time to release pressure after cooking (usually 30 minutes).
- Approximately: 30 minutes to build up pressure + 60 minutes under pressure + 30 minutes to release pressure. Exact timing is really not that important - and also depends on your pressure cooker system. Follow manufacturer instructions.
- Once finished cooking and safe to open, open the pressure cooker and using a fine mesh or ladle, remove the top layer of fatty liquid that has accumulated on the surface of the broth and discard (there will be lots of it.) Remove the onion, ginger and spice sachet and discard. Remove the meat to your cutting board. Shred the brisket using two forks. Remove any other meat from bone.
- The resulting broth is a concentrate. Dilute the pho concentrate with 4-6 cups of water. Season the Pho broth with fish sauce. Taste and add additional fish sauce if needed. Bring to a simmer on stovetop right before you are ready to serve.
- Assemble the Pho Bowls:
- Serve to order. In a large bowl for each person, add shirotaki noodles and meat (including the sliced eye of round). Pour the just-simmering hot broth into each bowl. Hot broth will cook the sliced eye of round. Serve with the remaining sides a la carte so each person can add whatever they'd like to their soup.
Cook Time
2H
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
6
Nutrition
- Calories: 773 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 69 g
- Protein Content: 66 g
- Fat Content: 26 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 11 g
- Cholesterol Content: 163 mg
- Sodium Content: 640 mg
- Fiber Content: 6 g
- Sugar Content: 5 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
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