20-Min Seafood Pho with Shrimp & Squid
Fresh shrimp and squid in a quick-simmered broth with rice noodles, bright lime, and fresh herbs. Weeknight pho that tastes restaurant-quality without the 3-hour stock.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 32g
Ingredients
- ½ lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ¼ lb squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
- 4 cups chicken or seafood broth
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 4 oz rice noodles, dried
- 1 whole fresh lime (juiced)
- ½ cup fresh herbs (Thai basil, cilantro, or mint), chopped
Instructions
- 1
Bring broth to a simmer in a large pot over medium heat.
- 2
Add rice noodles directly to the simmering broth. Cook for 4 minutes until just tender.
- 3
Add shrimp and squid. Stir gently and cook until shrimp pink and squid opaque, about 2 minutes.
- 4
Stir in fish sauce. Taste and adjust with more fish sauce or salt as needed.
- 5
Ladle soup into bowls. Squeeze lime juice over each serving and top with fresh herbs.
- 6
Serve immediately with extra lime wedges and fresh herbs on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot (5-quart minimum)
- slotted spoon
- ladle
- knife and cutting board
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