Easy Vegan Pho Recipe
This vegan pho is made with a plant based beefy broth that is simmered with warming spices. It's filled with rice noodles, topped with plant based seitan beef, herbs, greens, sprouts. Pho is the best comfort food that is yet light and healthy!
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Ingredients
Pho Broth
- 4 cups Vegetarian Beefy Broth See Beefy Broth Recipe or use Vegetarian Not Beef Broth Bullion to create beefy broth
- 1-2 inches Ginger Peeled and Mashed
- 2 whole Star Anise
- 1 tsp Cloves Whole- Not Powdered
- 2 inches Cinnamon Stick Or break a cinnamon stick in half
- 1 tsp Coriander Seed Whole- Not Powdered
- 1 pod Cardamom Whole- Not Powdered
- 1 tsp Fennel Whole- Not Powdered
Toppings/ Fillings
- 1/2 Package Rice Noodles
- 8 ounces Seitan Steak See Succulent Seitan Steak Recie
- 8 ounces Tofu Puffed, Fried, Seared, Silken- however you prefer
- 3 Vegan Shrimp Optional
- 2 Sprigs Fresh Basil
- 2 Springs Fresh Mint
- 2 Sprigs Fresh Cilantro
- 1 tbs Chopped Green Onion
- 1/3 cup Sprouts Mung Bean, Sunflower, Alfalfa, ect
- 1 Small Jalapeno Sliced thin
- 1 tsp Hoisin Sauce
- 1 tsp Sriacha
- Lime
Instructions
Pho Broth
- Bring a large stock pot to a high heat, add in your ginger and toast for 5 minutes. You want to really char the exterior
- Add your beefy broth to a stock pot and bring to a boil
- Add all your spices and reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes
- Strain the broth to remove the spices, set aside
Prepare the Toppings
- On medium/high heat pan fry your seitan steak with some sesame oil for 3-4 minutes to lightly crisp the edges
- Chop up all the herbs and set aside
- Slice your jalapeño into small slices
Noodles
- Bring a pot of water to boil
- Add your rice noodles and cook them according to your package directions. If using fresh rice noodles (recommended) it should only take 15-20 seconds
- Strain Noodles and put into serving bowls
Assembly
- Add your noodles to your bowl then pour over your broth, then add your plant based meats and tofu, sprouts, herbs, green onion, then drizzle over a bit of hoisen sauce with sriacha. Squeeze over a lime before serving
Video
@jess.flowers This soup is pho-king amazing! If you need to warm up but want something like and fresh pho is the answer 🤤 #veganrecipes ♬ original sound - Jessica Flowers
Notes
You can either compost the boiled cabbage leaves or cook with them!
An idea to cook with them is to pan fry them in oil and gochujang sauce- then top your pho with it! If you only have powdered seasoning use up to 1/4 tsp of each spice. The powdered version of the spices can be very overpowering and isn't recommended. It is still possible if you taste as you go and add in very small quantities s at a time.
An idea to cook with them is to pan fry them in oil and gochujang sauce- then top your pho with it! If you only have powdered seasoning use up to 1/4 tsp of each spice. The powdered version of the spices can be very overpowering and isn't recommended. It is still possible if you taste as you go and add in very small quantities s at a time.
Nutrition
Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 710mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 652IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 187mg | Iron: 4mg