Pho ga (Vietnamese Chicken Pho recipe)

There are many type of Vietnamese Pho recipes from chicken, beef, pork, seafood to vegetarian. Use same spices as listed in the Pho Ga (Vietnamese chicken pho) recipe for pork, seafood, beef and vegetarian variations.

  

Pho Cuon (Vietnamese Rolling Pho recipe)

 
 

 

Equipment

• Frying pan
• Large stockpot
• Tongs
• Strainer, sieve or colander
• Bowls for serving

Ingredients

• For Broth:

 

2 tbsp. whole coriander seeds
4 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
2 quarts (2 liters/8 cups/64 fluid ounces) store-bought or homemade chicken stock
1 whole chicken breast (bone in or boneless)
½ onion
1 3-inch (7.5 cm) chunk of ginger, sliced and smashed with side of knife
1 to 2 tbsps. sugar
1 to 2 tbsps. fish sauce
1 lb. (500 grams/16 ounces) dried rice noodles (about ¼ inch/6 mm wide)

• Accompaniments:

2 cups (200 grams/7 ounces) bean sprouts, washed and tails pinched off
Fresh cilantro (coriander) tops (leaves and tender stems)
½ cup (50 grams/approx. 2 ounces) shaved red onions
½ lime, cut into 4 wedges
Sriracha chili sauce
Hoisin sauce
Sliced fresh chili peppers of your choice.
 

 

Process:

• Broth: 

Step 1: Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
Step 2: Add the coriander seeds, cloves and star anise and toast until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes.
Step 3: Immediately spoon out the spices to avoid burning.
Step 4: In a large pot, add all the ingredients (including the toasted spices) and bring to a boil.
Step 5: Reduce the heat to medium-low and let simmer for 20 minutes, skimming the surface frequently. This is the important step in Vietnamese Pho recipes.
Step 6: Use tongs to remove the chicken breasts and shred the meat with your fingers, discarding the bone if you have used bone-in breasts.
Step 7: Taste the broth and add more fish sauce or sugar, if needed. Strain the broth and discard the solids.
Step 8: Prepare the noodles as per directions on the package.
 

 

To sum up, ladle the broth into bowls. Then divide the shredded chicken breast and the soft noodles evenly into each bowl. Have the accompaniments spread out on the table. Each person can customize their own bowl with these ingredients. This is traditional Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Pho); one of stunning Vietnamese Pho Recipes. Good luck to you.
 

 

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Mixed Pho Chicken Salad Recipe (Phở Gà Trộn)

No need to go to restaurant, wherever you live with ingredients which are easy to find, you also can create one of spectacular Vietnamese Pho Recipes to treat your family and friends, especially in weekend. It is called Mixed Chicken Pho Salad Recipe (Phở Gà Trộn). If you had a chance to visit Vietnam or tasted Pho Noodle, you will never forget its flavor. However, today I will introduce a new way for cooking and eating this spectacular dish.

 

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Mixed Chicken Pho Salad (Phở Gà Trộn).
 

With this dish, we require you need to concentrate on our instructions carefully to create one of Vietnamese Pho Recipes more delicious. Let us cook now.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken
• 2 cloves of ginger
• Spices: Salt, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, soy sauce, red vinegar.
• Pho Noodle – Buy at Vietnamese Markets
• Spring onion, Vietnamese mint, basil, coriander, purple onion
• Roasted peanut.

Process:

Step 1: Clean ginger, purple onion. Then grill until they are fragrant. Clean spring onion + Vietnamese mint + basil + coriander, and slice small.
 

 

Step 2: Clean carefully chicken in water added a little salt. Then, put it into pot, add ginger + purple onion (in step 1) + 1 tablespoon salt and boil. Sometime, you should scoop away dirty bubble on the face of broth to make the broth more clear.
 

 

Step 3: Peel off the cover of garlic, smash and fry with oil until it is fragrant. Turn off the heat.
 

 

Step 4: Soak Pho Noodle into hot water about 5 – 10 minutes. Then, wash in cold water. Next, pour into clean basket and add more fried garlic (in step 3) + ½ tablespoon oil on Pho noodle mix well.
 

 

Step 5: Peel off the cover of roasted peanut. Then, crush it.
 

 

Step 6: Making Sauce: Here is the important step to create one of Vietnamese Pho Recipes more delicious, so please follow us carefully. Mix 2 tablespoons soy sauce + 2 tablespoons sugar + 2 teaspoons red vinegar + 2 teaspoons fried garlic + 1 teaspoon salt together, stir well. Next, fix to suit your flavor.
 

 

Step 7: After boil chicken, soak into cold water about 3 minutes to keep chicken’s skin crispy longer. Next, chop chicken into medium pieces. Or you can tear into small pieces if you have kids.
 

 

Step 8: The broth of chicken, season to suit your flavor. Then, scoop into bowl, add more sliced coriander.
 

 

Finally, your basic steps are already finished. Before using, put pho noodle into bowl, add chopped chicken meat + roasted peanut + sliced spring onion + coriander and pour a little fried garlic with oil into bowl. Using with soy sauce (in step 6) will bring an amazing flavor for your meal. Hope you like this recipe and do not miss our next dishes about Vietnamese Pho Recipes soon. Good Luck for your cooking.

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