rice stick noodles or rice noodles
beef flavored soup base
hot sauce
1 onion
1 green or red jalapeno (or Thai chili)
cilantro
basil
green onion (optional)
white ground pepper (optional)
beef
vegetables
fried shallots

A few words about ingredients:

Rice stick noodles, or "rice noodles" are sometimes referred to incorrectly as "pho noodles".

Beef flavored soup base is a paste that comes in jar. One brand is Por Kwon Gia Vi Nau Pho. A common brand of hot sauce is "Rooster" sriracha. Hot chili sauce (Huong ot sriracha) is found even in mainstream supermarkets such as Albertson's, Safeway, etc.

White onions are preferred, but choose any which suits your tastes.

The Thai Chili peppers are preferred but if this is to spicy for your palate, use jalapeno for a milder alternative.

Only a few sprigs of cilanto and basil are needed.

Choose any high grade cut of beef. such as New York strip, ribeye, or others with a well marbled fat content.

Any vegetables you desire may be used (or left out entirely).

Fried shallow add a sweet, garlicky element and are optional, but they make a nice, subtle addition.

Preparation:

Chop up the onion into a few very thin slices.

Cut your beef against the grain also into thin slices.

Cut the remaining ingredients to the size you prefer.

Boil two pots of water. One for the noodles and one for the soup base.

Once the pots are boiling, add the desired amount of soup base into one pot and a desired amount of rice stick noodles into the other.

Toss all of the ingredients including the beef into a large bowl

Once the noodles are soft (not mushy), take them out and place into the bowl.

Once the soup has re-boiled, pour into the soup into the bowl. The heat will "cook" the beef to a tenderness you haven't yet had. DO NOT boil the beef first unless you like chewing beef.

ENJOY! More recipes at www.thainoodlesoup.com

Submitted by: David Sringha