- ➽ Broth.
- ➽ 2 Cups Vegetable Broth.
- ➽ 2-3 Cups Water.
- ➽ 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce.
- ➽ 2 Large White Onions (Quartered).
- ➽ 1 Medium Piece of Ginger (peeled, cut into chunks).
- ➽ 1 Leek.
- ➽ 3 Large Carrots.
- ➽ 5 Dehydrated Shitake Mushrooms.
- ➽ 2 Stalks Lemon Grass.
- ➽ Handful Cilantro.
- ➽ 3 Whole Star Anise.
- ➽ 2 Cinnamon Sticks.
- ➽ 8 Whole Cloves.
- ➽ 6 Garlic Cloves (Peeled, finely chopped).
- ➽ Toppings.
- ➽ Pack Rice noodles.
- ➽ Handful Bean Sprouts.
- ➽ 2 Bunches Pak Choi.
- ➽ 1 Jalapeno.
- ➽ 2 Cloves Garlic.
- ➽ Bunch Thai Basil.
- ➽ Bunch Cilantro.
- ➽ 1 Pack Shitake Mushrooms (any mushrooms can work).
- ➽ to taste Sriracha.
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Quarter the onions and peel the ginger. Cut the ginger into large chunks.
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Preheat the oven to the broiler (as hot as it can go- heat coming from the top of the oven)..
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Put onions and ginger on a baking tray and put in oven for 5 minutes or so (keep any eye on this- the idea is to have the onions and ginger char slightly). Take out of the oven and set aside..
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Heat a stock pot on medium heat, and put the spices in the pot. Let the spices toast for about 2 minute. They will start to smell!.
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While toasting the spices, cut the carrots and leek into 1 inch chunks. Crush the lemon grass (this brings out of the flavour), and cut in half lengthwise..
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Proceed to add all the vegetables: onions, ginger, garlic, carrots, leeks, dehydrated Shitake mushrooms, lemon grass. Add the vegetable stock, soy sauce, then fill the pot with water (about two inches away from the top).
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Stir and bring to a boil..
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Once at a boil, turn down the heat to a low simmer, and leave to simmer for at least 3 hours. You can put the lid on for this. The more you leave to simmer, the more flavour it will have! All day is ideal..
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About 30 minutes before you’re ready to serve, prepare the toppings..
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Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add your noodles and cook and packaging instructs. Drain and put aside..
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Cut fresh shitake mushrooms in half. Cut the bottoms off of the pak choi..
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Heat a frying pan on medium heat with a little oil, and toss the garlic in. Leave for about 2 minutes, and then add mushrooms and pak choi..
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Stirring frequently, let the mushrooms and pak choi cook until slightly soft..
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Pour the broth through a sieve or strainer in your serving bowl. Put noodles in the broth. Top with mushroom and pak choi mixture. Top with some cilantro and Thai basil, and a handful of bean sprouts. If you like it spicy, chop jalapeño and place on top with a squirt of sriracha!.