Delicately Spiced broth, Hearty vegetables, rice noodles and fresh herbs.This vegetarian Vietnamese Phò takes you to the streets of Vietnam. Originally made with boiling Meat bones for hours to get a flavourful broth.

We made the Vegan version of Vietnamese Phò that tastes unbelievably delicious. A taste that will Linger on for a long time.

Vietnamese Phò

Name: Vietnamese Phô
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For the Broth; Onions - Chopped roughly- 1 cup; Mushrooms- Chopped- 1 cup; Ginger- Slices/ Jullienne- 1/4 cup; Oil- 1 tbsp; Star Anise- 2 pieces; Cinnamon Stick- 2 inch piece.; Cardamom pods- 2 to 3; Clove- 4 to 5; Coriander seeds -1/2 tsp; Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp; Vegetable broth - 8 cups; Soy sauce- 2 tbsp; Coconut/ Palm sugar - 2 tsp; Cilantro- 1/4 cup; For the Soup; 4 ounces of rice noodles . Cooked and cooles.; Vegetables- Bok Choy heads, Bell peppers sliced, Bean sprouts,Tofu cubes. 3 cups in all; Herbs- Cilantro , lemon Wedges, mint leaves, Jalapeño slice, Thai chilli.Thai basil.

Nutritious, delicious and delicate broth over rice noodles(Zucchini Noodles For Keto), herbs and vegetables. This Vietnamese Phò recipe will definitely leave a lingering taste . A refreshing Vegetarian version is sure to make the vegan , vegetarians will love this recipe as most Vietnamese restaurants still do not offer the Vegetarian version.

A Steaming hot bowl of Of this Noodle and vegetable soup is sure to make it another favourite Noodle Soup! Comfort Food guaranteed.

What is the Vietnamese Phò?

I am a Soup lover. When it comes to Comfort food I always need a steaming hot bowl of Soup. The Vietnamese Phò is traditionally a beef Broth Simmered for hours and served with vegetables, rice noodles and herbs. However , no restaurants serve a vegetarian/ vegan version.

Traditionally , the Vietnamese Phò is made with Beef broth, rice noodles, vegetables and herbs. However, making the Phò isn’t that hard. A simple recipe with a few tricks is all you need to make a restaurant style Phò.

I have experimented with a lot of techniques and a number of recipes, before landing on this Recipe which is so close to the The Authentic Vietnamese Phô recipe, and its completely vegetarian and vegan too!

How to make a plant based Broth , which tastes just like the Authentic Beef broth.

The broth in this recipe is made with Onions, Mushrooms and ginger. I also add homemade vegetarian broth .

Onions– Roughly chop a red or a yellow onion. The trick here is to sauté the Onion in a little bit of oil . We sauté till we get some colour on these onions. The caramelising on the bottom of the pan , Inner pot is what has all the yumminess.use cabbage instead of onion for keto diet.

Mushrooms– I used Baby Bella , you could use dried mushrooms, white mushrooms . The beefy, meaty flavour is imparted by sautéing the mushrooms along with the onion.

Ginger– Thinly sliced ginger imparts a zing to the broth. Its an integral part of the broth . The flavours of these aromatics are immense and make this the best broth.

Spices– Star Anise, Cardamom pods, Cinnamon stick, Coriander seeds,Fennel seeds, Clove . It is recommended to use whole spice instead of powders. If time permits we can toast these lightly to release the aromatic oils, If not just throw them in the sautéed mushroom, onion,Ginger mix. they will impart a beautiful flavour when the broth cooks down.

Vegetable broth– You could use a store bought or homemade vegetable broth. The aromatics that are in the inner pot will make this broth taste so delicious , you will never be able to tell the difference between a store bought or homemade version.

Tamari/ Soy Sauce– Its ok to use any sauce that you have lying in the pantry. Light soy sauce works well. The dark has a lot of sodium , i always prefer the lighter soy sauce.

Coconut sugar/ palm sugar– To add a bit of sweetness to the broth i used coconut sugar instead of regular white sugar.

Monk Fruit Sweetener for Keto diet or Erythritol works well .

I love my Instant Pot. i have been cooking in a regular pressure cooker ever since. But Mealthy has revolutionised cooking . Incase you want to check a few of the products that Mealthy offers please click on the Link Mealthy products.

Coupon code: BINNYSEASYRECIPES

If you are a Soup person like me you will definitely like my other soup recipes like Instant pot Chicken Noodle Soup , You can also check out my other IP recipes Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken.

What toppings can you add to the delicate broth to make this vegetarian Vietnamese Phò More nutritious?

Typically , Vietnamese Phò uses a variety of herbs and Rice noodles. I made my very own version with fresh herbs and vegetables that I really love.

Herbs– Fresh mint , Cilantro, Thai basil, Thai chilly , or Jalapeño, Lime wedges. These aromatics add a ton of flavour to the already flavourful broth and make it a crisp immunity booster.

Vegetables for topping– I have gone crazy and added a lot of vegetables to my Vietnamese phô . You can add vegetables of your choice.

I love the Bean sprouts ,they add a good bite and are packed with essential nutrients. Baby Bok Choy , a variety of Chinese cabbage . It has slow carbohydrates and is known for its anti- cancer properties. Colourful bell peppers, I love the colour , crunch and a tab bit of sweetness that these peppers add to the broth. Carrot sticks- Since we all eat with our eyes first , I have added all of my favourites.

Tofu– This is totally optional. I like nice firm tofu, but I do not like it fried. To add Protein source to this Vegan Phô tofu is the best alternative.

Rice Noodles– Its super easy to prepare these Rice noodles, just follow the instructions on the package. Rice noodles are delicate and cook very quickly. Once cooked strain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Drizzle a little bit of neutral oil and toss them lightly . This will prevent the noodles from sticking.

Instructions On making the broth and assembling the Vietnamese Phò.

The Instructions and a detailed measurements of ingredients are listed in the recipe card below. Here is a summary or rather insight so as to make the best vegan Vietnamese Phò from scratch and how to assemble the same.

1. To make the Broth
2. Add oil to the inner pot , and switch on the Sauté mode. I prefer to use very little oil.
3. Add the roughly chopped onions on a Keto diet use cabbage instead of onions. Add mushrooms (any kind lying in the refrigerator or pantry, dried mushrooms work very well too) along with ginger .Ginger is an aromatic that adds a nice flavour.
4. Cook for about 3 minute, get almost like a char.Charring brings out the colour and flavour, which is better than the meat broth.
5. Next add the Vegetable stock . I add homemade, you could use the store bought version. but try and get the low sodium broth. Its easy to make a home made broth too.
6. To this add the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, star anise, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, A little cilantro leaves , palm or coconut sugar and Tamari/ soy sauce.Incase you do not have the fennel seeds you can leave it out.it is optional.
7. Cancel sauté mode and close the lid of the Instant pot. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes .
8. After cooking, depressurise manually and Strain the broth. Your flavour packed Vegan Vietnamese Phò broth is ready.
9. Cook the veggies, I mostly like to avoid cooking the vegetable. The broth is simmering hot, so I just prefer to add the vegetables to it and close the Instant pot with a glass lid.
10. Make the Noodles.Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet Once cooked strain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.Drizzle a little bit of neutral oil and toss them lightly . This will prevent the noodles from sticking.
11. If On Keto Diet add zucchini noodles . So you do not need to cook them add them to the piping hot broth and close the lid of the Instant pot
12. Assemble the Soup, Garnish and serve.Add a handful of noodles to the bowl . Add Tofu , the vegetables of your choice to the bowl , next ladle up the bowl with simmering hot broth.Next add the aromatic herbs, cilantro, mint, lime wedge, Jalapeño, Thai Chilly. Enjoy your Big bowl of Goodness .

Pro tips:

Char the Onions ,A key to get a very flavourful broth.If you are on a keto diet , use Cabbage instead of Onions.
Instead of rice Noodles add Zucchini noodles.
Use Monk fruit sweetener instead of Coconut or palm sugar.
Using a variety of mushrooms in making the broth .The mushrooms actually add the meaty robust flavour to the broth. Use dried mushrooms , Shiitake, White mushrooms .
Use vegetable broth with low sodium.As this recipe is healthy eating but due to the soy sauce , the sodium levels are really high. So try and use the low sodium vegetable broth.
Garnish with fresh herbs and lemon .This is important to add the freshness to the already fragrant broth.
You could add Miso paste, Chilly oil, chilly paste, Sambal incase you like some heat in the soup.

Yield: 8 servings

Vietnamese Phô

Delicately Spiced broth, Hearty vegetables, rice noodles and fresh herbs. This vegetarian Vietnamese Phô takes you to the streets of Vietnam. Originally made with boiling Meat bones for hours to get a flavourful broth. We made the Vegetarian vegan version that tastes unbelievably delicious. A taste that will Linger on for a long time.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Broth
Onions - Chopped roughly- 1 cup
Mushrooms- Chopped- 1 cup
Ginger- Slices/ Jullienne- 1/4 cup
Oil- 1 tbsp
Star Anise- 2 pieces
Cinnamon Stick- 2 inch piece.
Cardamom pods- 2 to 3
Clove- 4 to 5
Coriander seeds -1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Vegetable broth - 8 cups
Soy sauce- 2 tbsp
Coconut/ Palm sugar - 2 tsp
Cilantro- 1/4 cup
For the Soup
4 ounces of rice noodles . Cooked and cooles.
Vegetables- Bok Choy heads, Bell peppers sliced, Bean sprouts,Tofu cubes. 3 cups in all
Herbs- Cilantro , lemon Wedges, mint leaves, Jalapeño slice, Thai chilli.Thai basil.

Instructions

To make the Broth
Add oil to the inner pot , and switch on the Sauté mode.
Add the roughly chopped onions ,mushrooms along with ginger .
Cook for about 3 minute, get almost like a char.
Next add the Vegetable stock .
To this add the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, star anise, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, A little cilantro leaves , palm or coconut sugar and Tamari/ soy sauce.
Cancel sauté mode and close the lid of the Instant pot. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes .
After cooking, depressurise manually and Strain the broth. Your flavour packed Vegan Vietnamese Phô broth is ready
Cook the veggies
I mostly like to avoid cooking the vegetable. The broth is simmering hot, so i just prefer to add the vegetables to it and close the Instant pot with a glass lid.
Make the Noodles.
Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet Once cooked strain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.
Drizzle a little bit of neutral oil and toss them lightly . This will prevent the noodles from sticking.
Assemble the Soup, Garnish and serve.
Add a handful of noodles to the bowl
Add the vegetables of your choice to the bowl , next ladle up the bowl with simmering hot broth.
Next add the aromatic herbs, cilantro, mint, lime wedge, Jalapeño, Thai Chilly.
Enjoy your Big bowl of Goodness .

Notes

Pro tips:

Char the Onions , If you are on a keto diet , use Cabbage instead of Onions.

Using a variety of mushrooms in making the broth .

Use vegetable broth with low sodium.

Garnish with fresh herbs and lemon .

You could add Miso paste, Chilly oil, chilly paste, Sambal incase you like some heat in the soup.

Delicately Spiced broth, Hearty vegetables, rice noodles and fresh herbs.This vegetarian Vietnamese Phò takes you to the streets of Vietnam. Originally made with boiling Meat bones for hours to get a flavourful broth.

We made the Vegan version of Vietnamese Phò that tastes unbelievably delicious. A taste that will Linger on for a long time.

Vietnamese Phò

A Steaming hot bowl of Of this Noodle and vegetable soup is sure to make it another favourite Noodle Soup! Comfort Food guaranteed.

What is the Vietnamese Phò?

I am a Soup lover. When it comes to Comfort food I always need a steaming hot bowl of Soup. The Vietnamese Phò is traditionally a beef Broth Simmered for hours and served with vegetables, rice noodles and herbs. However , no restaurants serve a vegetarian/ vegan version.

Traditionally , the Vietnamese Phò is made with Beef broth, rice noodles, vegetables and herbs. However, making the Phò isn’t that hard. A simple recipe with a few tricks is all you need to make a restaurant style Phò.

I have experimented with a lot of techniques and a number of recipes, before landing on this Recipe which is so close to the The Authentic Vietnamese Phô recipe, and its completely vegetarian and vegan too!

How to make a plant based Broth , which tastes just like the Authentic Beef broth.

The broth in this recipe is made with Onions, Mushrooms and ginger. I also add homemade vegetarian broth .

Onions– Roughly chop a red or a yellow onion. The trick here is to sauté the Onion in a little bit of oil . We sauté till we get some colour on these onions. The caramelising on the bottom of the pan , Inner pot is what has all the yumminess.use cabbage instead of onion for keto diet.

Mushrooms– I used Baby Bella , you could use dried mushrooms, white mushrooms . The beefy, meaty flavour is imparted by sautéing the mushrooms along with the onion.

Ginger– Thinly sliced ginger imparts a zing to the broth. Its an integral part of the broth . The flavours of these aromatics are immense and make this the best broth.

Vegetable broth– You could use a store bought or homemade vegetable broth. The aromatics that are in the inner pot will make this broth taste so delicious , you will never be able to tell the difference between a store bought or homemade version.

Tamari/ Soy Sauce– Its ok to use any sauce that you have lying in the pantry. Light soy sauce works well. The dark has a lot of sodium , i always prefer the lighter soy sauce.

Coconut sugar/ palm sugar– To add a bit of sweetness to the broth i used coconut sugar instead of regular white sugar.

Monk Fruit Sweetener for Keto diet or Erythritol works well .

I love my Instant Pot. i have been cooking in a regular pressure cooker ever since. But Mealthy has revolutionised cooking . Incase you want to check a few of the products that Mealthy offers please click on the Link Mealthy products.

Coupon code: BINNYSEASYRECIPES

If you are a Soup person like me you will definitely like my other soup recipes like Instant pot Chicken Noodle Soup , You can also check out my other IP recipes Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken.

What toppings can you add to the delicate broth to make this vegetarian Vietnamese Phò More nutritious?

Typically , Vietnamese Phò uses a variety of herbs and Rice noodles. I made my very own version with fresh herbs and vegetables that I really love.

Herbs– Fresh mint , Cilantro, Thai basil, Thai chilly , or Jalapeño, Lime wedges. These aromatics add a ton of flavour to the already flavourful broth and make it a crisp immunity booster.

Vegetables for topping– I have gone crazy and added a lot of vegetables to my Vietnamese phô . You can add vegetables of your choice.

Tofu– This is totally optional. I like nice firm tofu, but I do not like it fried. To add Protein source to this Vegan Phô tofu is the best alternative.

Instructions On making the broth and assembling the Vietnamese Phò.

The Instructions and a detailed measurements of ingredients are listed in the recipe card below. Here is a summary or rather insight so as to make the best vegan Vietnamese Phò from scratch and how to assemble the same.

To make the Broth

Add oil to the inner pot , and switch on the Sauté mode. I prefer to use very little oil.

Add the roughly chopped onions on a Keto diet use cabbage instead of onions. Add mushrooms (any kind lying in the refrigerator or pantry, dried mushrooms work very well too) along with ginger .Ginger is an aromatic that adds a nice flavour.

Cook for about 3 minute, get almost like a char.Charring brings out the colour and flavour, which is better than the meat broth.

Next add the Vegetable stock . I add homemade, you could use the store bought version. but try and get the low sodium broth. Its easy to make a home made broth too.

To this add the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, star anise, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, A little cilantro leaves , palm or coconut sugar and Tamari/ soy sauce.Incase you do not have the fennel seeds you can leave it out.it is optional.

Cancel sauté mode and close the lid of the Instant pot. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes .

After cooking, depressurise manually and Strain the broth. Your flavour packed Vegan Vietnamese Phò broth is ready.

Cook the veggies, I mostly like to avoid cooking the vegetable. The broth is simmering hot, so I just prefer to add the vegetables to it and close the Instant pot with a glass lid.

Make the Noodles.Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet Once cooked strain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.Drizzle a little bit of neutral oil and toss them lightly . This will prevent the noodles from sticking.

If On Keto Diet add zucchini noodles . So you do not need to cook them add them to the piping hot broth and close the lid of the Instant pot

Assemble the Soup, Garnish and serve.Add a handful of noodles to the bowl . Add Tofu , the vegetables of your choice to the bowl , next ladle up the bowl with simmering hot broth.Next add the aromatic herbs, cilantro, mint, lime wedge, Jalapeño, Thai Chilly. Enjoy your Big bowl of Goodness .

Pro tips:

Char the Onions ,A key to get a very flavourful broth.If you are on a keto diet , use Cabbage instead of Onions.

Instead of rice Noodles add Zucchini noodles.

Use Monk fruit sweetener instead of Coconut or palm sugar.

Using a variety of mushrooms in making the broth .The mushrooms actually add the meaty robust flavour to the broth. Use dried mushrooms , Shiitake, White mushrooms .

Use vegetable broth with low sodium.As this recipe is healthy eating but due to the soy sauce , the sodium levels are really high. So try and use the low sodium vegetable broth.

Garnish with fresh herbs and lemon .This is important to add the freshness to the already fragrant broth.

You could add Miso paste, Chilly oil, chilly paste, Sambal incase you like some heat in the soup.

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

Pro tips:

Recommended Products

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

Did you make this recipe?

Share this:

About The Author

Binny