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    Home » Recipes » Best Instant Pot Recipes » Instant Pot Pho Recipe

    Instant Pot Pho Recipe

    Published: Jan 10, 2021 Modified: May 3, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    Make restaurant-quality beef pho right at home in less than an hour following our Instant Pot Pho Recipe! 🍜 It’s light and aromatic, but packed with rich, warm flavors. We know you’re going to love this dish!

    Instant Pot Pho in a white bowl with beef, rice noodles, and fresh herbs
    Jump to:
    • Quick Pho Recipe
    • What kind of noodles do you use for pho?
    • Do you need to soak rice noodles before cooking?
    • What is the best meat for pho?
    • How do you thinly slice beef for pho?
    • Pho Spices
    • Recipe Tips
    • Is pho gluten-free?
    • Easy Asian Recipes
    • Best Instant Pot Recipes
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews

    Quick Pho Recipe

    When you think about Vietnamese pho, quick probably is not the word that comes to mind. The broth usually takes hours to simmer and build up flavor.

    That’s what makes this quick pho recipe so special: it’s an Instant Pot recipe, so it takes under an hour to make without missing out on any flavor!

    Our Instant Pot Pho is deeply flavorful, with an aromatic beef broth, fresh herbs, and strips of steak. I guarantee you’re going to love this dish. It’s one of my favorite cold weather recipes and is perfect for a rainy day!

    Adding soy sauce to pho

    What kind of noodles do you use for pho?

    Pho is traditionally a rice noodle soup. We use narrow rice noodles to make this dish.

    However, instead of rice noodles, you can also use ramen noodles, vermicelli, udon noodles, or even angel hair pasta.

    Holding noodles in bowl with chopsticks

    Do you need to soak rice noodles before cooking?

    No need to soak the rice noodles before cooking them. Simply prepare them according to the package instructions by boiling in water, drain well, then add to the broth when serving.

    What is the best meat for pho?

    Sirloin steak is the best meat for beef pho. You can also use flank, eye round, London Broil, or any other lean beef meat!

    We also use beef soup bones to fill out the flavor of the broth.

    For even more flavor, try adding Beef Meatballs!

    Beef soup bones in a white dish

    How do you thinly slice beef for pho?

    To easily cut steak for pressure cooker pho, remove it from the broth after cooking, then slice thinly against the grain. It should be tender and cut easily.

    If you want to slice it before cooking, freeze your beef for 15-20 minutes, then cut it thinly against the grain. Freezing it makes it much easier to slice.

    Another option is to buy hot pot beef slices from your Asian supermarket, or even shaved beef sirloin sold for cheesesteaks!

    You can also use leftover beef. Instead of adding it to the pressure cooker when cooking the broth, save leftovers to add to the end. Slice thinly and add to the broth when serving.

    Dipping a spoon into beef pho in a bowl

    Pho Spices

    For our pho spices, we use a mix of:

    • Star anise pods
    • Cloves
    • Cardamom pods
    • Cinnamon sticks
    • Coriander seeds

    Combined with onion, fresh ginger, and brown sugar, these spices give the Instant Pot pho broth so much flavor.

    Instead of brown sugar, you can also use Chinese Rock Sugar, if you have it available. Chinese Rock Sugar is available at Asian supermarkets and works so well for this dish.

    Toasted pho spices in a skillet

    Recipe Tips

    • If you prefer, you can cook the beef separately from the broth and add it after cooking. This is a great way to use up leftovers, too!
    • Use a vegetable oil with a high smoke point. Sesame oil, olive oil, or avocado oil all work well!
    • For an even more flavorful pho broth, increase the cooking time to 60 minutes on high pressure. However, you may want to cook the steak separately if you do this.
    • If you want to make the pho soup as lean as possible, let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Skim the fat off the top.
    Beef pho after cooking in Instant Pot

    Is pho gluten-free?

    Yes! Our Instant Pot Pho is a great gluten-free recipe. Just double-check your soy sauce and fish sauce to make sure both are gluten-free sauces.

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    Did you try this recipe? Leave a comment and a rating below to let us know what you think! We love to hear from you!

    Instant Pot beef Pho in a white bowl with basil and chopsticks

    📋 Recipe

    Instant Pot Pho in a white bowl with beef and noodles

    Instant Pot Pho Recipe

    Isabel Laessig
    Instant Pot Pho is light, aromatic, and deeply flavorful. 🍜 Just like your favorite Vietnamese pho at a restaurant!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Main, Soup
    Cuisine Vietnamese
    Servings 6
    Calories 397 kcal

    Equipment

    • 6 qt. Instant Pot

    Ingredients
      

    Pho Broth

    • 1 lb. sirloin steak or other lean beef, such as flank steak, eye round, or london broil
    • 2 lbs. beef soup bones
    • 4 inches fresh ginger roughly chopped
    • 1 large onion roughly chopped
    • 1 star anise pod(s) 1-2 pods, to taste
    • 2 cloves 2-3 cloves, to taste
    • 1 Tbsp. cardamom pods
    • 1 cinnamon stick(s) 1-2 sticks, to taste
    • 1 Tbsp. coriander seeds
    • 2 tsps. brown sugar or Chinese rock sugar if available
    • 2 Tbsps. vegetable oil or sesame oil, olive oil, or avocado oil

    Finishing Touches

    • 2 Tbsps. fish sauce 2-3 Tbsps., to taste
    • 5 Tbsps. soy sauce 5-6 Tbsps., to taste
    • 12 oz. rice noodles cooked and drained
    • bean sprouts to taste
    • fresh lime juice to taste
    • jalapeno slices, basil, mint, and fresh scallion for garnish, to taste
    Cooking Conversions

    See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!

    Instructions
     

    • Toast 1-2 star anise pods, 2-3 cloves, 1 Tbsp. cardamom pods, 1-2 cinnamon sticks, and 1 Tbsp. coriander seeds in a skillet.
      Toasted pho spices in a skillet
    • Roughly chop 4 inches ginger and 1 large onion.
      Heat 2 Tbsps. vegetable oil in the Instant Pot on saute mode.
      Cook the ginger and onion for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often.
      sauteeing ginger and onion in Instant Pot
    • Switch off the saute function and add the toasted spices to the pot. Stir.
      Toasted spices added with ginger and onion in pot
    • Add 2 pounds beef soup bones and 1 pound sirloin steak.
      Soup bones added to pot with ginger and onion
    • Fill with water just under the max fill line. Lock the lid in place. Set on manual high pressure for 45 minutes.
      For more concentrated flavors, cook for up to 90 minutes.
      Beef pho after cooking in Instant Pot
    • When done cooking, remove the steak and slice it thinly against the grain.
      Pour the broth through a sieve to remove the spices and any pieces from the beef bones.
      Season the broth with 2 to 3 Tbsps. fish sauce, 5 to 6 Tbsps. soy sauce, and 2 tsps. brown sugar. Taste and season with salt as you like.
      Add the broth to bowls and serve with rice noodles, lime juice, beef slices, bean sprouts, basil, mint, scallions, and jalapenos. Enjoy!
      Instant pot pho in two bowls with citrus to the side

    Notes

    • If you prefer, you can cook the beef separately from the broth and add it after cooking. This is a great way to use up leftovers, too!
    • Use a vegetable oil with a high smoke point. Sesame oil, olive oil, or avocado oil all work well!
    • For an even more flavorful pho broth, increase the cooking time to 60 minutes on high pressure. However, you may want to cook the steak separately if you do this.
    • If you want, to make the pho soup as lean as possible, let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Skim the fat off the top.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 397kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 21gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 1225mgPotassium: 430mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword beef pho recipe, instant pot beef pho, instant pot pho, instant pot recipes, Vietnamese beef pho, Vietnamese pho recipe
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    Photography by Daniela Lambova

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    Hi! I’m Isabel Laessig, also known as Family Foodie, creator of Sunday Supper Movement and author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook. Sunday Supper is my mission to bring family back around the dinner table. Join me in making family meal-time a tradition to celebrate!

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