[Vietnam] How to cook Vegetarian pho with shiitake mushrooms

Ingredients

• 8 cloves
• 3 whole star anise
• 2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1.25 litres (5 cups) vegetable stock
• 30 g (5 cm x 3 cm) ginger, finely sliced
• 25 g (10–12 small) dried shiitake mushrooms
• ½ brown onion, finely sliced
• 1½ tbsp soy sauce
• 3 sheets nori (see Note)
• salt and pepper
• 200 g carrots, julienned or shredded

• 150 g rice noodles, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes, drained
• bean sprouts
• sliced long red chilli
• fresh herbs such as mint, Vietnamese mint, coriander or Thai basil
• lime wedges
• hoisin sauce
• Chinese chilli sauce or sriracha chilli sauce (optional)

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