Quick Chicken Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

Ingredients

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 slices or 2g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 medium or 30g

• Cilantro

  Raw - Whole Foods Market

  20g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  1 ½ tsp or 3g

• Stock-in-a-Box Low Sodium Chicken stock

  Rachael Ray

  4 cup or 400g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 cup or 473g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  8 oz or 227g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Rice noodles

  Dry

  150g

• Fish sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  2 tsp or 12g

• Maple syrups

  1 tsp or 7g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Prepare the broth ingredients: Peel then slice the ginger into 4 or 5 coins. Smack with the flat side of a knife or meat mallet; set aside. Thinly slice the green parts of the green onion to yield 2 to 3 tablespoons; set aside for garnish. Cut the leftover sections into pinkie-finger lengths, bruise, then add to the ginger. Coarsely chop the leafy tops of the cilantro to yield 2 tablespoons; set aside for garnish. Set the remaining cilantro sprigs aside. Toast the broth ingredients: In a 3- to 4-quart (3 to 4 l) pot, toast the coriander seeds and clove over medium heat until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the ginger and green onion sections. Stir for about 30 seconds, until aromatic.
2. Add the broth and bring to a simmer: Slide the pot off heat, wait 15 seconds or so to briefly cool, then pour in the broth. Return the pot to the burner, then add the water, cilantro sprigs, chicken, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to gently simmer.
3. Remove the chicken from the broth once cooked: After 5 to 10 minutes of simmering, the chicken should be firm and cooked through (press on it and it should slightly yield).
4. Simmer the broth: Continue to simmer the broth without the chicken for another 15 to 20 minutes (for a total of 30 minutes simmering time). Shred the chicken: Transfer the chicken to a bowl, flush with cold water to arrest the cooking, then drain. Let cool, then cut or shred into bite-size pieces. Cover loosely to prevent drying. NOTE: If the chicken isn't quite cooked through when you begin to shred it, just split it into a few pieces and put it back in the broth for another few minutes until cooked through. The split pieces will quickly cook through.]
5. Soak the rice noodles: Soak the rice noodles in hot water until pliable and opaque. Drain, rinse, and set aside.
6. Strain the broth: When the broth is done, pour it through a fine-mesh strainer positioned over a 2-quart (2-liter) pot; line the strainer with muslin for superclear broth. Discard the solids. You should have about 4 cups. Season with fish sauce and sugar (or maple syrup), if needed, to create a strong savory-sweet note.
7. Finish the pho: Bring the strained broth to a boil over high heat. Put the noodles in a noodle strainer or mesh sieve and dunk in the hot broth to heat and soften, 5 to 60 seconds. Lift the noodles from the pot and divide between the 2 bowls. Note: I didn't find it necessary to soften my noodles any further. I just added them to the bowls and poured the hot broth over top. However, dunking them in the broth would make them more flavorful!] Lower the heat to keep the broth hot while you arrange the chicken on top of the noodles and garnish with the chopped green onion, cilantro, and a sprinkling of pepper. Taste and adjust the broth’s saltiness one last time. Return the broth to a boil and ladle into the bowls. Enjoy with any extras, if you like.
8. Optional extra toppings: Bean sprouts, mint sprigs, Thai basil, cilantro leaves, lime wedges, thinly-sliced chili peppers
9. (source: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/quick_chicken_pho/)

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