Phở Gà

Name: Phở Gà
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 1 large piece ginger, charred; 1 onion, charred; 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 5 cloves; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; flat rice noodles cooked; bean sprouts, basil, lime and hoisin to serve

Vietnam

The chicken version of Vietnam's national soup. Lighter than beef pho, it is the preferred version in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese chicken pho — a clear, fragrant chicken broth with charred ginger and onion, cinnamon, star anise and cloves, served with rice noodles and fresh herbs.

Photo: 李媖子

Prep

20 mins

Cook

90 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

395 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1whole chicken

1 large pieceginger, charred

1onion, charred

3star anise

1cinnamon stick

5cloves

2 tbspfish sauce

1 tspsugar

flat rice noodlescooked

bean sprouts, basil, lime and hoisinto serve

Method

Char ginger and onion directly over a flame. Toast spices.

Simmer chicken with charred aromatics and spices for 1 hour. Remove and shred.

Strain broth. Season with fish sauce and sugar.

Serve over noodles with chicken. Accompany with fresh herbs and bean sprouts.

Chef's Tip

Charring the ginger and onion is what gives pho its distinctive smoky sweetness.

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