Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe (Phở Gà)

In one of our previous recipe, we’ve made the famous street food, Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, Pho Bo. In this recipe, we will make another version of this popular street food, Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup, Pho Ga. The main ingredient is, of course, chicken and optionally, chicken bones. For the herbs, you can find them at most Asian markets: cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamom pods, cilantro seeds, cloves, etc.
You’ll need a big pot, big enough for a whole chicken. You can also use pressure cooker to speed up the process.
Also, check out our recipe for Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, Pho Bo.

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Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 1 hour |
Servings |
servings
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- 4 lb whole chicken (cleaned)
- 2 lb chicken bones (optional)
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 1 oz rock sugar
- 1 gallon water
- 1 yellow onion (peeked)
- green onions (thinly sliced)
- cilantro (chopped)
- 1/2 yellow onion (thinly cut)
- banh pho rice noodles
- bean sprouts
- 3 lime (wedged)
- 3 thai chile (sliced)
- chili sauce
- hoisin sauce
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 3 cardamom pods
- 1 tsp cilantro seed
- 1 tsp clove
- 1 yellow onion (cut in half)
- 3 oz ginger (sliced)
- 3 shallots
Ingredients
For the spices
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- Cook the chicken bones, if used, for 10 minutes to remove any dirt. Then wash them carefully with tap water.
- Cook the Banh Pho noodles following to the instruction on a package. Rinse and drain well.
- Place the chicken slices into a noodle bowl. Then ladle the hot broth over the noodles. Top with yellow onion slices, chopped green onion and cilantro. Sprinkle with ground pepper. Add a little fish sauce to taste, if desired. It can be enjoyed with hot chili sauce, hoisin sauce, lime juice, Thai chili slices, and bean sprouts.