Chicken pho
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Channel: Coles · 2016 · Howto & Style
For a simple and delicious Vietnamese noodle soup, make this easy chicken pho (RECIPE BELOW). Throw a whole chicken into a pot with ginger, spring onions, sweet soy sauce, aromatic spices and chilli if you like it hot. Cover with water and simmer for 1 ½ hours, then tear the poached chicken into strips and return to the pot with shredded veggies. Ladle the soup over cooked rice noodles, top with fresh garnishes and finish with a squeeze of lime. For more quick and easy family meal ideas, see our Feed Your Family playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8rYS6B-sVuJZcgew9_jUhsDLS6SqwqYT Subscribe to AT HOME WITH COLES and get the latest quick and easy food recipes, handy cooking tips and kitchen hacks: https://www.youtube.com/coles CHICKEN PHO Serves 4-6 Prep 15 mins Cooking 1 hour 35 mins 1.3kg Coles RSPCA Approved Whole Chicken 5cm-piece ginger, peeled, thickly sliced 2 spring onions, cut into 4cm-lengths 1/3 cup (80ml) sweet soy sauce 2 star anise 1 cinnamon stick or quill 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced 250g rice stick noodles 2 tbsp fish sauce 150g snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced 1 carrot, peeled, julienned Sliced red chilli, extra, to serve Spring onion, extra, thinly sliced, to serve Coriander leaves, to serve Mint leaves, to serve Lime wedges, to serve 1. Place the chicken, ginger, onion, soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, chilli and 8 cups (2L) water in a large saucepan or stockpot. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, for 1½ hours or until chicken is cooked through. 2. Meanwhile, prepare the noodles following packet directions. 3. Remove the chicken from the broth. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Use a fork to shred the meat, discarding the skin and bones. Stir the fish sauce into the broth. Add the snow peas and carrot. Cook for 5 mins or until vegetables are tender crisp. 4. Divide the noodles among serving bowls. Top with chicken. Ladle the broth mixture over the noodles. Top with extra chilli, spring onion, coriander and the mint leaves. Serve with lime wedges. AT HOME WITH COLES | http://www.youtube.com/coles Shop online with Coles | http://www.shop.coles.com.au Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/coles Twitter | http://twitter.com/coles More great recipes | http://www.taste.com.au/coles
