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Recipe Details:
This is a recipe for a traditional dish of Vietnamese cuisine - beef pho soup. It’s not difficult to cook and can be easily made diabetes-friendly if you use low-sodium ingredients.
Step 1 Cook angel hair pasta in accordance with instructions on the packaging. Avoid putting salt while cooking it even if it’s directed to do so. Step 2 Once the noodle is cooked, divide it into 4 even portions and put into 4 soup bowls. Step 3 On top of the noodles, put a mixture of a ¼ cup of basil, 2.5 tbsp. of cilantro, 1 wedge of lime, and quarter of the sliced chili pepper and chopped scallions. Step 4 Poor the beef broth into a pot and bring to a boil. Mix in the Chinese five spice and reduce heat to a low simmer. Step 5 Add the thinly sliced beef tenderloin for no more than a couple of minutes. As soon as the beef cooks through, remove the pot from heat, divide the beef and broth between the 4 bowls with noodles, serve and enjoy!
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