"I was once very lucky to film in Vietnam some years ago," recalls chef and telly presenter Phil Vickery. "On every street corner in Hanoi they serve Pho from very early in the morning up until lunchtime.
Fragrant turkey pho recipe
"I had a beef version but the base stock was always the same, packed with fresh basil and lots of chilli. Pho is a very satisfying meal and is very good for you."
Turkey pho recipe from Diabetes Meal Planner by Phil Vickery
Ingredients:
(Serves 4)
&12; × 10g reduced-salt chicken stock cube
10 spring onions, sliced on the diagonal
1 small fresh red chilli, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1tsp fish sauce
2 small skinless turkey breast slices (approx. 250g), fat trimmed
200g cooked rice vermicelli
200g beansprouts
6tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
4tbsp roughly chopped Thai or any fresh basil
10 fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
Juice of 2 large limes
Freshly ground black pepper
Method:
1. Place one litre of water and the stock cube into a large saucepan and heat until just simmering.
2. Next add the onions, chilli, garlic, fish sauce and some pepper. Simmer for three minutes.
3. Cut the turkey into very thin slices and then add to the stock: it will cook almost straight away. Stir well.
4. Add the vermicelli noodles and beansprouts and bring back to a simmer, then turn off the heat.
5. Add the herbs to the Pho along with the juice from the lime and serve straight away.
Nutrition Tip: A leaner meat than chicken, turkey is a good source of B vitamins, selenium, zinc and phosphorus.
ENERGY 269kcals
PROTEIN 22g
FAT 1.2g
SATURATED FAT 0.3g
CARBOHYDRATE 42g
TOTAL SUGARS 2.1g
SALT 0.5g
SODIUM 196mg
FIBRE 4g
Diabetes Meal Planner by Phil Vickery with Bea Harling BSc, photography by Kate Whitaker, is published by Kyle Books and supported by Diabetes UK, priced GBP 22. Available now.