Tonkinese Soup The Original Recipe

Today we give you the famous Tonkinese soup. It is the typical Vietnamese dish. This is a beef broth flavored with nuoc-mâm (famous fermented fish sauce) grated ginger, onion simmered with beef. Warmth and comfort assured.

Prepare ingredients and noodles

Grill the ginger and onion for the soup

Grill the ginger and onion for 15 minutes, then scrape the ginger bark. Grate and reserve.

cook the dried noodles

Boil the water in a large saucepan and cook the dried noodles for 5 minutes (if fresh, 1 minute). Rinse with cold water several times and reserve.

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Cooking the beef

preapring the beef in a pan

Place the hock or breast of beef, salt in a saucepan and cover with water.

Bring to a boil and cook for a few minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain well before putting back in the pan adding 3 liters of water. Boil and lower the heat, simmering until the liquid reduces by one third.

Seasoning Tonkinese Soup

cooking the seasoned beef

Add onion, ginger, star anise , cloves, coriander seeds and fish sauce.

Dividing decorating and serving Tonkinese Soup

Simmer another 1 hour, then pass the broth. To serve, heat the noodles in boiling water and divide in 4 large bowls cover with slices of beef and onions.

Dividing decorating and serving the Tonkinese Soup

Cover with hot broth and serve immediately adding to its taste: fish sauce, lime, bean sprouts , coriander, chilli or paste.