Phở Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)
Pho ga is a Vietnamese chicken noodle soup dish. It is considered one of the culinary gems of Vietnamese cuisine, available within a mile radius of almost every person in the community of Little Saigon, a Vietnamese enclave located in Orange County, California. Although the flavors are complex, the technique is simple, and the result is delectable.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 3 whole star anise
- 1–2 dried cardamom pods
- ½ stick cinnamon
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 small to medium chicken (whole)
- 12 cups chicken broth
- 3–4 slices of fresh ginger (whole)
- 1 medium whole brown onion, peeled
- 1 tbsp salt or more (to taste)
- Fish sauce, to taste
Ingredients for 4 servings (3.2 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Combine ingredients for seasoning pouch in a small strainer or a pouch made from cheesecloth and twine.
- 2
In a large stock pot, boil soup ingredients together with seasoning pouch until the chicken is thoroughly cooked
- 3
Remove the chicken and strain broth back into the pot for additional simmering. Once the chicken is cool, pull apart the meat into bite sized pieces and discard bones.
Stovetop - 4
In a separate pot, boil the pho noodles in sufficient water. Stop when they're no longer chewy (basically the way you'd boil spaghetti). Make sure you don't overdo it or the noodles will fall apart and you'll end up with porridge. When done, pour the noodles into a colander and rinse them with lukewarm water. Then, leave them to drain.
Stovetop - 5
Once the noodles have drained, add them to a bowl. Combine the chicken, serving ingredients, and enough broth to cover the noodles.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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