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Lobster Pho
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 10 min
- Prep:
- 20 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 50 min
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- LOBSTER BROTH:
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 cups sliced yellow onions
- 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass
- 2 teaspoons chopped cilantro leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 2 pounds lobster bodies and shells
- 1 star anise pod
- 8 cups water
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh gingerroot
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in 1/2
- 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
- TO ASSEMBLE THE PHO:
- 12 ounces rice vermicelli noodles
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3/4 pound chopped lobster meat, from the tails and claws
- 1 cup thinly sliced green onion, white and green parts
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 small green chiles, sliced
- 2 small red chiles, sliced
- Lime wedges, for garnish
- Mint, for garnish
- 1 cup bean sprouts, for garnish
Directions
In a large non-tick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the sliced onions and cook until just beginning to color, about 6 minutes. Add the lemongrass, cilantro root and garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the lobster bodies, star anise, water, carrots, ginger, cinnamon and peppercorns and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes, skimming the top to remove any foam that forms on the surface. Remove stock from the stove and strain through a fine strainer. Place in a new stockpot and bring to a simmer.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles to the water and boil until just tender, then drain in a colander.
To assemble the Pho, bring the soup to a simmer, as needed, and add the fish sauce. Drain the boiled noodles in a colander and divide among 4 soup bowls. Divide the remaining ingredients among the bowls and ladle the broth over each portion at the table. Garnish with lime wedges, mint and bean sprouts and serve immediately.