Vietnamese
Vietnamese - Pho and Soups
Basil Pho and Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A deeply aromatic, slow-simmered bone broth perfumed with charred ginger, star anise, and cinnamon, ladled over silky noodles and fresh herbs.
Ingredients
- • 300g chicken breast, sliced
- • 6 cups chicken stock
- • 1 onion, charred
- • 4cm ginger, charred
- • 1 star anise
- • 1 cinnamon stick
- • 2 tbsp fish sauce
- • 200g rice noodles, cooked
- • 1 large bunch Thai basil plus lime and chili to serve
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Simmer the stock with charred onion, ginger, star anise, and cinnamon for 20 minutes.
2
Phase 2
Stir in fish sauce and strain the broth.
3
Phase 3
Poach the chicken in the hot broth until just cooked through.
4
Phase 4
Divide noodles between bowls, top with chicken, and ladle over the broth.
5
Phase 5
Pile on Thai basil and serve with lime and chili.