Spicy Beef Satay Pho

This is in my Pepperplate cookbook as a "must try soon". Make sure when you buy the sauce at a Chinese grocery store, it is labelled "satay barbecue sauce" as there is also "satay sauce" and "barbecue sauce".3

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  cups chicken broth
• 5  ounces hoisin sauce
• 2 1⁄2 ounces  satay barbecue sauce
• 2  ounces peanuts (crushed)
• 1  ounce lemongrass (chopped small)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1  teaspoon  chili oil
• 1  lb beef (sliced thin)
• 1⁄2 English cucumber (chopped)
• 1⁄2 cabbage (chopped)
• 1⁄2 lb bean sprouts
•  rice noodles
•  green onion (chopped for garnish)

Directions

1. Mix and cook the first 7 ingredients.
2. Add the beef (or chicken).
3. Mix together the cabbage, cucumber and bean sprouts.
4. Cook the rice noodles in hot water. Drain.
5. Put the cooked noodles on top of the vegetables in individual bowls.
6. Pour the soup over top and sprinkle with green onions.