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Pho Ga Vietnamese chicken soup served
Light and fragrant chicken noodle soup with coriander

Pho Ga

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Soups Quick Meals
Alongside the beef version of Pho, the chicken version is lighter and more 'healing'. Here ginger dominates, creating harmony with the natural sweetness of the chicken. This isn't your Sunday chicken soup: the umami bomb of fish sauce and the cavalcade of fresh herbs make the meal an exotic journey.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 2 hrs
🍽️ Servings 6 servings
🔥 Calories 360 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Vietnamese

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large pot
  • Frying pan for roasting
  • Fine sieve

Allergen Information

⚠️ Fish (fish sauce)

Instructions

1 ✓

Clean the chicken. Place in the pot, cover with water. Bring to boil, then skim off the foam.

Tip: The foam is coagulated protein; if you remove it, the soup will be clear.
2 ✓

Meanwhile, char the halved onion and ginger in a pan until dark brown. Heat the dry spices (cinnamon, anise, coriander) until fragrant.

Tip: Heat activates the aromas.
3 ✓

Add the roasted spices to the soup. Season with salt and sugar. Simmer gently for approx. 1-1.5 hours until the meat comes off the bone.

Tip: Don't overcook the chicken or the breast will dry out. When done, remove it; you can put the bones back to cook for flavour.
4 ✓

Bone the removed chicken, shred or slice the meat.

Tip: Cover the meat so it doesn't dry out before serving.
5 ✓

Strain the soup, season with fish sauce. Important: taste it! The noodles will dull the flavour, so the soup should be slightly saltier than you think.

Tip: Fish sauce provides the 'umami' depth.
6 ✓

Serve with the cooked noodles, chicken meat, poured over with hot broth, sprinkled with herbs.

Tip: Mint and chicken are a surprisingly good pair!

Recipe FAQ

What makes the soup truly yellow?
The fat dissolving from the chicken skin and the ginger. Use traditional (free-range) chicken, its fat is nicer.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Whole chicken (preferably free-range)
  • 2 whole Onions
  • 50 g Ginger (thumb-sized)
  • 1 whole Cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole Star anise
  • 1 tsp Coriander seeds (optional but recommended)
  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 200 g Rice noodles
  • 1 bunch Fresh coriander and mint
  • 2 stalks Spring onions
  • 1 whole Lime