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 /  24 March 2020  

#  Chicken Pho  


This Vietnamese pho is full of aromatic flavours, such as cinnamon, coriander, ginger and lemongrass, and topped with loads of fresh herbs. Feel free to play about with the seasoning and spices to find the perfect balance for you.  


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Serves

 Serves 4 

 



Total Time

 1 Hour 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    1.5 litres of fresh chicken stock  

   15g of dried porcini mushrooms  

   2.5cm piece of fresh ginger, thickly sliced  

   3 garlic cloves, lightly bashed  

   1 star anise  

   ¼ tsp of black peppercorns  

   ¼ tsp of Chinese ﬁve-spice powder  

   1 tsp of coriander seeds  

   1 cinnamon stick  

   2 lemongrass stems, lightly bashed  

   3 spring onions, white and green parts separated  

   750g skinless chicken thighs (bone in)  

   200g of carrots, julienned  

   200g of ﬂat rice noodles  

   2 tbsp of ﬁsh sauce  

   Juice of 1 lime  

   Sea salt and freshly ground white pepper  

 



  

 To ﬁnish and serve  


   200g of beansprouts  

   A large handful each of mint, coriander and Thai basil  

   1 bird’s eye chilli, ﬁnely sliced  

   1 lime, cut into wedges  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Pour the stock into a medium saucepan, place over a high heat and add the dried porcini, ginger, garlic, spices, lemongrass and white spring onions. Add the chicken thighs, bring to a low simmer and cook gently for 25 minutes or until the chicken is tender.



 Step 2 

Meanwhile, put the carrot julienne and rice noodles into a large heatproof bowl, pour on boiling water to cover generously and leave to soften for 10 minutes. Finely shred the green spring onions for the garnish.



 Step 3 

Pour the broth through a strainer into a jug, remove the chicken from the strainer and set aside for later; discard the rest of the contents. Return the flavoured broth to the pan and place over a medium-high heat.



 Step 4 

Bring back to the boil and let bubble for 5 minutes to reduce and intensify the flavour. Stir in the fish sauce and lime juice. Season the soup with a pinch of sea salt if needed and a small pinch of white pepper.



 Step 5 

Shred the chicken, discarding the bones, then add to the broth to warm through for 2 minutes. Drain the noodles and carrot and share between warmed bowls. Scoop the chicken out of the pan and add to the bowls. Ladle over the broth and finish with the spring onions, beansprouts, herbs, chilli and lime wedges.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**TO FREEZE** Allow the strained broth to cool at the end of stage 4 then freeze in a suitable container. Shred the chicken and freeze separately. Defrost both at room temperature, then reheat the broth thoroughly in a pan over a medium heat. Continue as above.

 

 

 

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