10-Min Beef Boat Noodle Soup
Dark, deeply savory Thai broth with ground beef and rice noodles, ready in 10 minutes. The anchor is soy sauce spiked with fish sauce and a hint of sweetness—the signature boat noodle flavor without the slow simmer.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 18g

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Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 6 cups beef broth
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 8 oz rice noodles (thin, dried)
- ½ tsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- 1
Bring broth to a boil in a large pot over high heat.
- 2
Add ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon as it browns, until no pink remains, ~3 minutes.
- 3
Stir in soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Add rice noodles and stir to separate.
- 4
Simmer until noodles are tender and broth is dark and fragrant, ~4 minutes.
- 5
Taste and adjust salt or soy sauce as needed. Ladle into bowls and serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot (6-quart capacity)
- wooden spoon
- ladle
- bowls
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