Pho Ga (Chicken Pho)

Name: Pho Ga (Chicken Pho)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 2 onions, charred; 4 cm piece ginger, charred; 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cloves; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 400g flat rice noodles; bean sprouts, Thai basil, lime wedges, spring onion to serve

A Vietnamese chicken and ginger broth, ladled over rice noodles and topped with fresh herbs and a drizzle of hoisin.

Total time

65 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vietnamese

gluten-free

Ingredients

1whole chicken

2onions, charred

4 cm pieceginger, charred

3star anise

1cinnamon stick

4cloves

2 tbspfish sauce

1 tspsugar

400gflat rice noodles

bean sprouts, Thai basil, lime wedges, spring onionto serve

Instructions

Simmer chicken with charred onion, ginger and spices 45 minutes.

Remove chicken, shred meat.

Strain broth. Season with fish sauce and sugar.

Cook rice noodles, drain.

Assemble bowls: noodles, chicken, hot broth.

Serve with bean sprouts, basil, lime and spring onion.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

262

Protein

7.2g

Fat

5.9g

Carbs

54.1g

Fiber

11.7g

Sodium

649mg

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