Vegetarian Pho. This vegan pho recipe is a simple take on the classic Vietnamese noodle soup. It gets its rich flavor from spices and mushrooms instead of meat. Vegetarian versions, called phở chay, may be found at Buddhist establishments or restaurants catering to contemporary, Western clientele but, sadly, these often leave much to be desired.

Vietnamese pho is almost always meat based, but this vegetarian pho recipe is a good substitute recipe if you don't eat meat. This is delicious, as good as the best pho restaurant! I couldn't find enoki mushrooms, substituted small brown mushrooms, still All Reviews for Vegetarian Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup). You can have Vegetarian Pho using 25 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vegetarian Pho

It's of Broth.
You need 2 Cups of Vegetable Broth.
Prepare 2-3 Cups of Water.
It's 2 tablespoons of Soy Sauce.
You need 2 of Large White Onions (Quartered).
Prepare 1 of Medium Piece of Ginger (peeled, cut into chunks).
You need 1 of Leek.
It's 3 of Large Carrots.
You need 5 of Dehydrated Shitake Mushrooms.
Prepare 2 Stalks of Lemon Grass.
You need Handful of Cilantro.
You need 3 of Whole Star Anise.
It's 2 of Cinnamon Sticks.
It's 8 of Whole Cloves.
Prepare 6 of Garlic Cloves (Peeled, finely chopped).
You need of Toppings.
You need Pack of Rice noodles.
You need Handful of Bean Sprouts.
You need 2 Bunches of Pak Choi.
Prepare 1 of Jalapeno.
It's 2 Cloves of Garlic.
Prepare Bunch of Thai Basil.
Prepare Bunch of Cilantro.
You need 1 Pack of Shitake Mushrooms (any mushrooms can work).
You need to taste of Sriracha.

A wonderful vegetarian version of this traditional Vietnamese soup. Serve the bowls of pho with the scallions, bean sprouts, herbs, lime wedges, hoisin sauce and chili sauce on a seperate platter so that. Learn how to make delicious, rich vegetarian pho complete with bok choy, bean sprouts, and rice noodles. Barely adapted from newly released Green Kitchen Travels by by David.

Vegetarian Pho step by step

Quarter the onions and peel the ginger. Cut the ginger into large chunks.
Preheat the oven to the broiler (as hot as it can go- heat coming from the top of the oven)..
Put onions and ginger on a baking tray and put in oven for 5 minutes or so (keep any eye on this- the idea is to have the onions and ginger char slightly). Take out of the oven and set aside..
Heat a stock pot on medium heat, and put the spices in the pot. Let the spices toast for about 2 minute. They will start to smell!.
While toasting the spices, cut the carrots and leek into 1 inch chunks. Crush the lemon grass (this brings out of the flavour), and cut in half lengthwise..
Proceed to add all the vegetables: onions, ginger, garlic, carrots, leeks, dehydrated Shitake mushrooms, lemon grass. Add the vegetable stock, soy sauce, then fill the pot with water (about two inches away from the top).
Stir and bring to a boil..
Once at a boil, turn down the heat to a low simmer, and leave to simmer for at least 3 hours. You can put the lid on for this. The more you leave to simmer, the more flavour it will have! All day is ideal..
About 30 minutes before you’re ready to serve, prepare the toppings..
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add your noodles and cook and packaging instructs. Drain and put aside..
Cut fresh shitake mushrooms in half. Cut the bottoms off of the pak choi..
Heat a frying pan on medium heat with a little oil, and toss the garlic in. Leave for about 2 minutes, and then add mushrooms and pak choi..
Stirring frequently, let the mushrooms and pak choi cook until slightly soft..
Pour the broth through a sieve or strainer in your serving bowl. Put noodles in the broth. Top with mushroom and pak choi mixture. Top with some cilantro and Thai basil, and a handful of bean sprouts. If you like it spicy, chop jalapeño and place on top with a squirt of sriracha!.

In this vegetarian pho recipe, individual bowls of fragrant vegetable broth and rice noodles are easily customized to suit both kid and adult tastes. Vegetarian pho, or phở chay, has never been about healthy eating in Vietnam. Of course there are people who must go the vegetarian way due to health or personal belief reasons. How to Make Vegetarian Phở Without a Recipe. Phở is a soup you stick your face in before you eat.