pho bo (beef pho)

it’s been a week since I’ve moved back in with my parents. one thing I’ve noticed is that they only watch three channels: NHK (the Japanese national television channel), Food Network, and Travel Channel (but only if No Reservations, Bizzare Foods, or Pawn Stars is on).
and everyday on Food Network, there is at least one celebrity or non-celebrity chef making a bastardized version of pho bo under an hour or maybe even half hour (Top Chef and Chopped are the main culprits), and this pisses my dad off to no end. it’s actually pretty entertaining to watch him fume at Emeril Lagasse and yell at the tv screen.

so after a week or so of being constantly miffed…

dad: “you know how to make pho the right way?”
me: (mildly offended) “I know how to make pho.”
dad: “okay, I teach you how to make pho the right way.”

then the next day he returned with bags and bags of beef bones and other necessities for pho bo.

there are many recipes out there that you can follow, and my dad is horrible at writing recipes down. everything is eyeballed and thrown in haphazardly.
so… I’m going to leave you with some basic pointers. [nom nom nom...]

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