Phở for Son’s birthday
I first made phở bò tái three years ago, for a Daring Cooks challenge.
I haven’t made it since then, since Son‘s dad makes it regularly, so we get to have it sometimes when we visit.
However, Son’s dad hasn’t been cooking as much these days, so Son asked me to make him phở for his birthday last month.
This time we were able to find fresh phở noodles at a 99 Ranch supermarket that recently opened near us, and were also able to get better quality meat and bones, as well as the proper herbs that Son is used to eating with phở.
Son’s been experimenting with photography and lighting more lately, so he took photos of each component of the phở. (The first photo, of the spices we used in the broth, is our very favorite!)
Though we ended up at a dinner party on Son’s birthday, he did get to enjoy the phở earlier the week of his birthday… and enjoy it, he did!
Top Opskrifter 12/05/2012 at 02:06am
Very nice food pictures…
A_Boleyn 12/05/2012 at 11:02am
That finished bowl of pho really makes me want to go out and get some.
I like that first picture of the spices you used as well. It reminds me of the one I took of the pickling spices I used to cook a huge picnic shoulder. I used some of the same spices.
http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/114849.html
Perhaps one I day I’ll pick up some star anise and other ingredients and make a pot of stock for a very good pho like yours.
http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/114849.html
Javier Boros 12/22/2012 at 05:27am
That is one excellent pho and it looks really delicious. I can imagine myself eating it while it’s snowing outside. We don’t usually make that here but I admit that is one of the best and most delicious dishes I crave for.