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Stir fry together: sesame oil, mashed garlic, red chili pepper paste, soy bean paste, salt, and ground meat.
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Stir fry until meat is cooked through.
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In medium pot, heat Pho beef broth.
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Bring to boil, then simmer until later.
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In another pot, boil water for the rice noodles.
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Cook noodles until tender and drain.
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Rinse and chop: cilantro, green onions, Napa lettuce.
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Rinse and separate basil bunch into sprigs.
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Rinse bean sprouts.
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Cut limes.
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Put all garnishes on a platter or in small bowls in the center of the table.
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Saute minced garlic in a little sesame oil - only for a minute or it will burn!
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Set in a small bowl on the table with the garnishes.
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Assemble!
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Put a handful of noodles in a bowl, add a large scoop of meat, and ladle some broth on top.
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At the table, spoon a bit of the sauteed garlic into your bowl, top with a little of each of the veggie garnishes, and squeeze a lime wedge into your soup.
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For an authentic (but very pungent!)
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taste, pour a bit of fish sauce into your soup (only needs a tiny bit!).
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Add some soy sauce if you like it more salty.
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Carefully stir together, and enjoy!
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You'll need chopsticks as well as spoons to eat/slurp this dish.
