Quick chicken pho (phò gà - cách nǎu nhanh)
In Vietnamese supermarkets or online, you can buy stock cubes for making specific Vietnamese noodle soups, like the famous chicken or beef pho, the southern hu tiê ́u nam vang, street-food favourite wonton noodle soup and midnight hawker’s miê ́n gà. Add to boiling water with a few additions like charred onion, ginger and star anise and you will have a quick and easy time creating some really delicious soups.
This recipe is an extract from Quick & Easy Vietnamese by Uyen Luu
If you like this recipe, why not try some of our other soup recipes from the House & Garden archive?
What you'll need
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Quick chicken pho
Yield
4
Ingredients
Step 1
Pour the chicken stock or water into a saucepan and bring to the boil, then add the charred onion and ginger, stock cubes, rock sugar and star anise. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the fish sauce, taste and adjust accordingly. Remove from the heat.
Step 2
Divide the noodles between bowls, then add the sliced chicken, spring onions, coriander and Thai basil. Season with black pepper. Bring the broth back up to the boil, then ladle over the noodles and serve with the lime wedges.
