Best Hangover Cures

To get rid of that lousy feeling after a night of drinking and partying, a dose of hearty Vietnamese Pho (pronounced “fur” and means noodles) is the ultimate cure for the big hangover.

This dish is a staple diet in Vietnam and it is usual to find street hawkers along footpaths in Hanoi and Ho Chih Minh selling bowl after bowl of this delicious noodles in steaming hot beef broth. On a hot day, you will surely work up a sweat whilst eating but this is a meal to be savoured very slowly on cold winter days.

There have been legendary stories of Pho lovers who deliberately want a hangover just so they can be cured by this absolutely mouth-watering and nourishing meal.

Ingredients

· 4 litres of beef stock (from boiling 1 kg of beef bones)

· 1 large onion sliced into thin rings

· 8 slices fresh ginger

· 1 stalk lemongrass

· 2 cinnamon stick

· 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

· 500g beef sirloin, cut into thin slices

· 250g beansprouts

· 1 bunch each of basil, mint and coriander, leaves only

· 3 fresh red chillies, sliced into rings

· 1 lemon or lime, cut into wedges

· 500gm of fresh flat rice noodles

· soya sauce, chilli sauce and fish sauce to serve

Preparation method

1. In a large stockpot, add onion, ginger, lemongrass, cinnamon and peppercorns to the stock and bring to the boil, reduce heat and cover, simmering for 1 hour. Strain stock and keep hot.

2. Prepare beansprouts, basil, mint and coriander leaves on a side plate with chillies and lime.

3. Soak noodles in hot water until soft, the drain and divide noodles among 6 large soup bowls and top with raw beef slices. Ladle hot stock over noodles and raw beef and serve piping hot.

This is one of Amazon’s best morning after hangover cures. It contains still water, fruit juices (white grape, lemon, lime), apple juice extract, botanical extracts (Sasparilla, Angelica, Nettle, Sea Buckthorn, Ginger and Burdock). It cleanses your systema and clears the head.