Northern Thai Khao Soi

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 head garlic, mashed
• 2 teaspoons red chili paste (find at Asian market)
• 2 tablespoons soybean paste (also from Asian market)
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
• 40 ounces pho beef broth (two 20 oz cans also from Asian market)
• 28 ounces flat rice noodles, also called banh pho (two 14 oz packages)
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup green onion, chopped
• 6 leaves napa cabbage, chopped (or other cabbage)
• 1 bunch fresh basil leaf
• 1 cup fresh bean sprout
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce (Thai ingredient from Asian market)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)

1. Stir fry together: sesame oil, mashed garlic, red chili pepper paste, soy bean paste, salt, and ground meat.
2. Stir fry until meat is cooked through.
3. In medium pot, heat Pho beef broth.
4. Bring to boil, then simmer until later.
5. In another pot, boil water for the rice noodles.
6. Cook noodles until tender and drain.
7. Rinse and chop: cilantro, green onions, Napa lettuce.
8. Rinse and separate basil bunch into sprigs.
9. Rinse bean sprouts.
10. Cut limes.
11. Put all garnishes on a platter or in small bowls in the center of the table.
12. Saute minced garlic in a little sesame oil - only for a minute or it will burn!
13. Set in a small bowl on the table with the garnishes.
14. Assemble!
15. Put a handful of noodles in a bowl, add a large scoop of meat, and ladle some broth on top.
16. 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.
17. For an authentic (but very pungent!)
18. taste, pour a bit of fish sauce into your soup (only needs a tiny bit!).
19. Add some soy sauce if you like it more salty.
20. Carefully stir together, and enjoy!
21. You'll need chopsticks as well as spoons to eat/slurp this dish.

sesame oil, garlic, red chili paste, soybean paste, salt, lean ground beef, beef broth, rice noodles, fresh cilantro, green onion, cabbage, fresh basil leaf, fresh bean sprout, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/northern-thai-khao-soi-293303 (may not work)