Vietnamese Chicken Pho is my number one comfort food and go noodle soup recipe for the family. It’s light and savory broth with delicate white rice noodles is always satisfying. There are a variety of Vietnamese Pho recipes like beef, chicken, seafood and tofu. The easiest and tastiest to me is a chicken broth base, especially on a cold day or when I’m feeling sick. Even though this is titled Vietnamese Chicken Pho, I added shrimp at my daughters request. Shrimp is optional, but I highly recommend it.
Vietnamese Chicken Pho
Vietnamese Pho with Chicken
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Author: My Healthy Dish
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves: 8-10 bowls
Ingredients
- 1 whole free range chicken or organic chicken
- 16oz of chicken broth (optional)
- 2 oz ginger (cut in half)
- 1 small onion (cut in half)
- 2 oz spice cloth bag, fennels seeds, cinnamon sticks, coriandor seeds, star anise. You can buy this pre-packaged at most Asian markets or get it individually in the spice isle. Vietnamese Beef Soup "Pho" Spice Seasoning (Single Use Mix Pho Spice with Pounch)
- 2 tbsp. fish sauce Three Crabs Brand Fish Sauce, 24-Ounce Bottle Plus a Free Gift Instant Ginger Honey Crystals
- 2oz rock sugar or 2 tbsp. sugar Guangxi Specialty: Traditional Pure Brown Rock Sugar 17.6oz
- 2 tsp. salt
- Ingredients for noodle soup:
- 1 pound shrimp optional (peeled, deveined)
- bag 32oz rice stick noodles (pho noodles) Asian Best Premium Rice Stick Noodle, 16 oz (3 Pack)
- handful of cilantro
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- ¼ cup green onion (sliced)
- 2 limes or lemon
- Hoison sauce Lee Kum Kee Hoisin Sauce, 20 oz
- Sriracha sauce Tuong Ot Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce 28oz
Instructions
- In large pot add chicken and pour water until it reaches an inch over the chicken.
- Bring to boil and add ginger, onion, spice bag, fish sauce, rock sugar, salt. Boil for about 15-20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. With two large ladles, scoop chicken from soup and place aside 30 minutes to cool. Bring broth down to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes.
- For noodles, drop in boiling hot water for 15-30 seconds, stir a bit and drain. Rinse immediately under cold water.
- For seafood, drop the shrimp in boiling water for 1 minute and drain.
- To plate in bowl, add a big handful of rice noodles, top with shrimp, shredded chicken, bean sprouts, green onion and pour hot broth over. Then add cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. (optional, mix in tsp. hoisin sauce and Sriracha sauce)
Spice Cloth Bag
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