Vietnamese Pho

Ingredients

  • 1 x Onion
  • 1 x Carrot
  • 1 x Celery stalk
  • Half chicken
  • Chicken stock cube
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon of seeds
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3 cm piece ginger
  • 1 lemongrass stalk
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Method

  • Add all the ingredients into a big pot and boil it until the chicken meat is softreenber to add a lot of water as this will become your broth.
  • Strain the liquid into a bowl.
  • Debone and shred the chicken.

The bowl

Ingredients

  • Broth
  • Cooked chicken
  • Rice noodles
  • Carrot peeled into ribbons
  • Mung bean sprouts
  • Bunch of coriander leaves
  • Chilli thinly sliced
  • Spring onion sliced
  • A few Mint leaves sliced
  • Lemon wedges
  • Fish sauce

Method

  • Cook the rice noodles
  • Bring the broth to the boil
  • Dish the rice noodles and the chicken into bowls, ladle over boiling broth.
  • Add carrot, sprouts, coriander, chilli, spring onion and mint.
  • Season to taste with more fish sauce and lemon juice.