Name: Chicken and noodle soup (pho)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks, skin removed; 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 4 piece fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 250 gram packet thai-style rice noodles; 1 bunch choy sum, trimmed, chopped; 100 gram bean sprouts, rinsed; 1/4 bunch coriander, sprigs picked; 1/2 cup basil leaves, torn; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 fresh long red chilli, thinly sliced; lemon wedges, to serve

Ingredients

8 chicken drumsticks, skin removed

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

4 piece fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks

1 cinnamon stick

1/3 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoon fish sauce

250 gram packet thai-style rice noodles

1 bunch choy sum, trimmed, chopped

100 gram bean sprouts, rinsed

1/4 bunch coriander, sprigs picked

1/2 cup basil leaves, torn

3 green onions, thinly sliced

1 fresh long red chilli, thinly sliced

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1.Place chicken, garlic, ginger and cinnamon in a large saucepan. Add 2 litres (8 cups) cold water; place over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat: simmer, covered, for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Cool slightly.

2.Using tongs, discard cinnamon then transfer chicken to a large heatproof bowl. Cool chicken: remove meat from bones. Discard bones; shred meat roughly.

3.Bring stock to a simmer over low heat. Add sauces and noodles. Cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until noodles soften. Remove from heat; stir in choy sum and chicken. Season with salt.

4.Place soup in large serving bowls; top with sprouts, herbs. onion and chilli. Serve at once with lemon wedges.

Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup. For a truly authentic flavour, add 2-3 whole star anise to stock. Star anise is a dried spice with an aniseed flavour – it’s available from some greengrocers, Asian groceries and specialty spice stores.
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