Easy Chicken Pho Soup Recipe
Make this easy Vietnamese Chicken Pho Soup recipe! Simple flavor packed pho broth loaded with tender chicken, fresh herbs and your favorite toppings.
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Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
Chicken Pho Broth-
- 1 whole rotisserie chicken
- 15 cups water
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 knob ginger
- 1.5 oz Old Man Que Huong Pho Spices 1 package
- 3 tsp salt
- 1/2 Tbsp granulate sugar
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Chicken bullion powder
For Serving-
- 16 oz fresh Pho noodles
- chopped green onion
- chopped cilantro
- thinly sliced onions
- Sriracha hot sauce
- hoisin sauce
- chili oil
- Thai basil leaves
- Beansprouts
- limes sliced
- Jalapenos sliced
Instructions
Make the Pho Broth-
- Take the full rotisserie chicken and remove the meat from the bones, add the meat into a separate plate. Take all the discard, bones, skin, and juices and transfer to a large Dutch oven or pot. (Be sure that the pot is 5 quarts or larger.)
- In a dry skillet, add the pho spices and toast on medium high heat for about 2-3 minutes.
- Carefully place the toasted spices into the baggie that came with the spices and tie the bag tight. Add the bag to the pot.
- In the same skillet, add the halved onion and cut up ginger to the skillet and toast until slightly charred and toasted. Transfer the charred onion and ginger to the pot.
- Fill the pot with water and add the chicken bouillon powder, salt, sugar, and fish sauce.
- Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes. Cleaning the foamy discard as it simmers.
- At the 45-minute simmer mark carefully remove the bag of pho spices. (Taste the broth and if you want the broth to taste strong, leave the spice bag in longer. It is based on desired taste.)
- Continue simmering the pho broth for about 15-25 minutes, no longer than 2 hours. I like to keep it simmering for 1 hour.
- Carefully remove and discard everything from the broth. (You can also pour the broth through a fine strainer for a smooth, clear broth.)
- Once everything is removed from the broth, adjust the seasoning if need be. (Taste and adjust the seasonings to desired taste preference.)
- Turn off the heat and assemble your pho.
Prepare Chicken Pho Bowls-
- Prepare all your toppings: Add your basil, cilantro, and bean sprouts to a plate.
- Finely chop the green onion and thinly slice the onion.
- Shred the chicken meat from the rotisserie chicken into small pieces. (Reheat the chicken before assembling bowls.)
- Bring a pot of water to boil on medium high heat. Once boiling, add a handful of pho noodles to the pot, mix and cook for about 60-80 seconds and then remove from the water. (Follow the package instructions, cook time will vary depending on the brand.)
Assemble Chicken Pho Soup-
- Add a fistful of the cooked pho noodles to your serving bowl. (You can add as many noodles as you prefer to your bowl.)
- Top the noodles with some shredded chicken, freshly chopped green onion, cilantro and sliced onions.
- Ladle in the pho broth to the bowl, covering the ingredients. (Pour the desired amount of broth into your bowl.)
- Pile on your choice of toppings and enjoy immediately while it is still hot.