Simple and Delicious Chicken Pho Recipe – Easy to Make at Home

How to cook Chicken Pho

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  Prepare and simmer the bones

  First, soak the pork bones in diluted saltwater for 5-7 minutes. Then, rinse several times with clean water and drain.

  After that, put a pot on the stove with 1 liter of water over high heat. When the water simmers, add all the prepared pork bones and blanch for about 3-5 minutes.

  When the pork bones are slightly firm, turn off the heat, rinse the pork bones directly under cold water, and drain.

   

  How to effectively deodorize pork bones

  • Method 1: You can deodorize pork bones by blanching them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then rinsing them with clean water.
  • Method 2: Alternatively, rub a mixture of salt and white wine on the meat for 5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water and the odor will disappear immediately.
  • Method 3: Besides, another common way to deodorize is to soak the pork bones in diluted vinegar for 15 minutes, which is also very effective.

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  Prepare other ingredients

  Rub a little salt on the chicken for 3-5 minutes, also removing any remaining blood, then rinse 2-3 times with clean water and drain.

  Remove the top of the white radish, wash directly under clean water, drain, and slice. Then, peel 1 onion and thinly slice it.

  Remove the roots of the green onions and coriander, wash, drain, and chop finely.

   

  How to prepare and deodorize chicken

  • To clean the chicken feathers, you can blanch the chicken with boiling water and starfruit leaves for 3-5 minutes. Then, pluck the chicken feathers firmly and rinse several times with clean water.
  • Besides, the chicken feathers can also be cleaned if you blanch the chicken with boiling water and crushed papaya leaves for 3-5 minutes.
  • You can use vinegar mixed with salt to rub on the surface of the meat for 3-5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water and the odor will disappear immediately.
  • Alternatively, you can also use lemon juice mixed with salt and follow the same deodorizing method as above.

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  Boil the chicken and quail eggs

  After preparing the ingredients, put another pot on the stove with 5 liters of water, all the blanched pork bones, 1 chicken, 1.5 tablespoons of salt, and 1 tablespoon of rock sugar, and boil for 10 minutes over high heat.

  Once the water boils, reduce the heat to low and continue to boil for another 20 minutes. When the chicken is cooked, remove it and submerge it in ice water for 5 minutes to firm up the chicken meat, then remove and drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

  Next, continue to boil all the quail eggs for 5-7 minutes. When the quail eggs are cooked, remove them and let them cool.

   

  How to boil chicken golden yellow without cracking the skin

  • When boiling, to avoid cracking the chicken skin, you should put the chicken in when the water is still cold, and the water should cover the surface of the meat.
  • If you want the chicken to have a beautiful yellow color, after boiling, you can dilute some turmeric powder with water, brush it on the surface of the chicken skin, and let it absorb for 15 minutes. Then, drizzle some boiling water over the surface of the chicken skin.

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  Grill and roast the ingredients

  Place the grill pan on the stove with all the shallots, sliced ginger, 2 onions, and white radish, and grill over low heat for about 3-5 minutes until the ingredients are fragrant, then turn off the heat.

  Next, put a pan on the stove with all the traditional medicine spices and roast over low heat for 3-5 minutes. When the spices are fragrant, turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Cook the pho

  With the broth pot from earlier, add all the white radish and onion directly and cook over low heat for 40 minutes.

  At the same time, take a cloth bag or strainer and put in all the roasted traditional medicine spices, ginger, shallots, 4 coriander roots, and the peel of 1 lemon. Then, add it to the broth pot.

  Next, remove all the ingredients, then season with 3 tablespoons of chicken seasoning powder, 1.5 tablespoons of salt, 3 tablespoons of rock sugar, 1 tablespoon of MSG, and 2 tablespoons of fish sauce. Stir well with a ladle and adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.

  Tips:

  • You can use lemon leaves instead of lemon peel, but lemon peel will make the broth more fragrant.
  • Because the simmering time is quite long, you should add a little water to the pot every 1 hour!

  

  

  

  
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  Finish

  Once the broth is cooked, put another pot on the stove with 200ml of water over high heat. When the water boils, add all the fresh pho noodles and blanch for 2 minutes, then remove to a bowl.

  Finally, add the chicken, quail eggs, and green onions to the bowl and pour the broth over it. Enjoy!

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  It’s hard to believe that chicken pho is so easy to make, isn’t it?

  A bowl of hot pho with impressively sweet and light broth, combined with white pho noodles, delicious chicken, firm meat, and rich quail eggs. Oh, so attractive!

  In addition, to make the chicken pho more complete, you can prepare some herbs and a bowl of chili sauce and hoisin sauce to dip with!