Winter Warmers: Vietnamese chicken pho recipe

If there is one continent’s food that is a fave it’s Asiaa. From Japanese to Chinese to Viatnamese to Thai I love them all. I’ve eaten Vietnamese in a restaurant before but I’ve never tried making it at home. Chicken Pho was a dish that I’d enjoyed in restaurants so I decided to whip one up at home. All the ingredients should be readily available from any of the major supermarkets.

And boy am I glad I did. This is the perfect winter warmer recipe. Full of flavour, relatively healthy and easy to knock up in an hour.

Vietnamese chicken pho recipe 2015-02-16 02:33:38

Serves 4
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Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 45 min
Total Time 1 hr 5 min
Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 45 min
Total Time 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients

1. 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
2. 1tsp black pepper
3. 1 1/2 lemongrass stalks, sliced
4. 1/2 cinnamon stick
5. star anise
6. 3cm piece fresh root ginger, sliced
7. 600ml chicken stock
8. 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
9. 1tbsp Thai fish sauce
10. juice of 1 lime
11. a packet of fresh rice noodles (the skinny ones)
12. Stir fry vegetables
13. 3 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
14. 1 red chilli, halved, deseeded and chopped
15. large handful fresh coriander

Instructions

1. Heat the coconut oil in a largeish saucepan.
2. Add the lemongrass, cinnamon stick, star anise and cook on a moderate heat. We are aiming for the spices to infuse with the oil.
3. Add the stock, half a litre of water and the raw chicken breast.
4. Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 35 minutes.
5. Remove the chicken from the pan.
6. Strain the stock and return to the pan add the chicken breast.
7. Once chicken is completely cooked add the fish sauce, lime juice, rice noodles and stir fry vegetables and leave to simmer for five mins.
8. Add the sliced spring onions and place in a bowl.
9. Sprinkle the chilli and coriander on top and
10. SERVE.

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