Comments on: Phở Bò Tái http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melinda http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-680 Melinda Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:55:00 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-680 Beef stock should be simmered for at least 18 hours to get the gelatine, marrow and nutrients out of the bones. Chicken stock only needs around 6 hours. However if you can, then 24 hours simmering develops the flavour wonderfully! Beef and Chicken stock is something I make several times a year. I've discovered that I can put my stockpot on the simmer hob on the stove and it simmers nicely on minimum heat. Beef stock should be simmered for at least 18 hours to get the gelatine, marrow and nutrients out of the bones. Chicken stock only needs around 6 hours. However if you can, then 24 hours simmering develops the flavour wonderfully!

Beef and Chicken stock is something I make several times a year. I’ve discovered that I can put my stockpot on the simmer hob on the stove and it simmers nicely on minimum heat.

]]> By: Samantha http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-667 Samantha Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:08:13 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-667 Living in Vietnam myself up until I was 12 and being an absolute pho FANATIC I just had to comment and say well done! Pho IS very intimidating, with all the ingredients and just trying to make such an iconic Vietnamese dish.. you should be proud! The pictures look amazing :D Also I wanted to say good moves with letting in refrigerate overnight, using a stick of cinnamon instead of regular (my mom does both!). It's also kinda cool how I was missing Vietnam today and then I come to your website and see pho! Made me smile :) and lastly.. while Vietnamese food is intimidating, if you haven't tried making Vietnamese curry yet- try it! It's actually not as hard as it looks Living in Vietnam myself up until I was 12 and being an absolute pho FANATIC I just had to comment and say well done! Pho IS very intimidating, with all the ingredients and just trying to make such an iconic Vietnamese dish.. you should be proud! The pictures look amazing :D
Also I wanted to say good moves with letting in refrigerate overnight, using a stick of cinnamon instead of regular (my mom does both!).
It’s also kinda cool how I was missing Vietnam today and then I come to your website and see pho! Made me smile :)

and lastly.. while Vietnamese food is intimidating, if you haven’t tried making Vietnamese curry yet- try it! It’s actually not as hard as it looks

]]> By: Lisa http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-666 Lisa Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:54:21 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-666 Wow, your beef pho and photos turned out spectacular. That broth is just oozing with rich, beefy goodness, plus it's so clear and lovely. Nicely done in every aspect :) Wow, your beef pho and photos turned out spectacular. That broth is just oozing with rich, beefy goodness, plus it’s so clear and lovely. Nicely done in every aspect :)

]]> By: Lauren http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-665 Lauren Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:43:27 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-665 I'm so glad it went wonderfully!! It really does look like liquid gold =D. Beautiful job with the pho! I’m so glad it went wonderfully!! It really does look like liquid gold =D. Beautiful job with the pho!

]]> By: Rose http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-664 Rose Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:09:47 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-664 Great job! We had extra broth so the next night we used what we had (pad thai) noodles and it was okay. Not traditional, but still pretty freaking good! Great job! Great job! We had extra broth so the next night we used what we had (pad thai) noodles and it was okay. Not traditional, but still pretty freaking good! Great job!

]]> By: Allison http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-663 Allison Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:04:17 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-663 <strong>Jaden</strong> - Amazing. Just amazing. Thank you for challenging us with it - Son and I absolutely loved it. <strong>Nate</strong> - I actually used Pad Thai noodles for these - not perfect, of course, but an acceptable substitution. Definitely make it, it's so worth it. <strong>Grace</strong> - Yes. Very much yes. I shall make you pho... soon. Kristen will be in contact with you, to let you know when and how this will happen (once I figure it out). :) Jaden – Amazing. Just amazing. Thank you for challenging us with it – Son and I absolutely loved it.

Nate – I actually used Pad Thai noodles for these – not perfect, of course, but an acceptable substitution. Definitely make it, it’s so worth it.

Grace – Yes. Very much yes. I shall make you pho… soon. Kristen will be in contact with you, to let you know when and how this will happen (once I figure it out). :)

]]> By: Grace http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-661 Grace Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:26 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-661 I get terribly desperate for Pho. There is absolutely no good Pho in Santa Monica, you said it. I've even thought that I should ask Kristen if you make this. I will pay you to make this for me. omgpho. I get terribly desperate for Pho. There is absolutely no good Pho in Santa Monica, you said it. I’ve even thought that I should ask Kristen if you make this. I will pay you to make this for me. omgpho.

]]> By: Nate http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-660 Nate Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:13:46 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-660 Congratulations on making the pho, and pleasing your man! I also have a stick of Vietnamese cinnamon from Todd and Diane, and I do intend on making pho one of these days. We have cardamom here. But what we don't have, is the proper rice noodle for pho. There aren't too many grocery stores that carry Vietnamese products here in Kuching. So I'll have to actually get someone from San Jose to send some dried noodle packets over. I'm sure it'll be worth it! Congratulations on making the pho, and pleasing your man!

I also have a stick of Vietnamese cinnamon from Todd and Diane, and I do intend on making pho one of these days. We have cardamom here. But what we don’t have, is the proper rice noodle for pho. There aren’t too many grocery stores that carry Vietnamese products here in Kuching. So I’ll have to actually get someone from San Jose to send some dried noodle packets over.

I’m sure it’ll be worth it!

]]> By: Jaden http://fridgg.com/blog/pho-bo-tai-388.html#comment-659 Jaden Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:54 +0000 http://fridgg.com/blog/?p=388#comment-659 WOAH! Look at that liquid gold!!! Thank you for making the pho! WOAH! Look at that liquid gold!!! Thank you for making the pho!

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