Pho Noodle

Pho (pronounced “fuh”) has became a really popular Vietnamese dish in America. Here's my simple pho noodle recipe for those of you who want to make the noodle from scratch.  The full pho recipe will be posted in the near future. You can also use this noodle to make pad thai and laksa.

Note: You will need a pasta machine for this and future noodle recipes.

Ingredients (serves 4 people):
1 1/3 C  rice flour
1/2 C tapioca starch
1/2 C boiling hot water
pinch of salt

Direction:
Slowly add the hot water into the tapioca starch. Stir it well as you add the water using one chop stick or the back of a spatula. Make sure there are no lumps. Add in the rice flour and kneed for five minutes on a well-floured surface.  This is a very sticky dough and can be a little hard to work with, so keep dusting the dough with more rice flour as you kneed it. When the dough is ready, it will be nice and smooth and will no longer stick to the touch.

 

Cut the dough into 6 pieces and roll them out. Next, use a pasta machine and roll it to the second to last of the setting so the noodle will still have a little thickness, but will still have a little more texture when you eat them. If you don't have a pasta machine, just roll the dough out as thin as you can and cut them into long thin strips. Once your noodle is all rolled and cut out, dust it well with rice flour so they don't stick together. Leave them out and let them dry for 15 minutes.

Bring a pot of water to boil along with a bowl of cold water with ice cubes in them. These noodles cook very fast, so you will only need to cook them for 15 seconds. After they are cooked, immediately drain them and shock them in the ice cold water for few minutes. Drain them out, place them in a serving bowl and pour the hot broth over it along with fresh vegetables and herbs. 

Enjoy!