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Chicken and Shrimp Pho

This bowl of pho will warm you up and the flavors will blow your mind! Add chili sauce to spice it up, and your favorite fresh veggies to make it your own!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

Pho

  • 2 pieces Chicken Breast and Leg/Thigh quarter
  • 4 cups Chicken Broth
  • 1 whole Onion Sliced
  • 1 chunk Ginger Sliced
  • 1 bunch Cilantro Half for the broth; Half for the topping
  • 1 stick Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Peppercorns
  • 6 whole Cloves

Toppings

  • 1 bunch Cilantro
  • 2 whole Limes Cut in quarters
  • 1 cup Mung Bean Sprouts
  • 1 bunch Green Onion Sliced
  • 1 whole Jalapeno Sliced

Instructions

Chicken + Pho

  • Trim the fat off of your chicken.
  • Add your chicken broth, sliced onion, garlic, and ginger to a pot
  • Add in your chicken, herbs and spices (cilantro, peppercorns, cinnamon stick and cloves)
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bring to a strong boil for about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  • While the broth is boiling, chop up the veggies you'll use in the soup.
  • Remove the chicken from the pot.
  • Strain the broth.
  • Shred the chicken.
  • Season shrimp with salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute on each side.
  • Once rice noodles are cooked, top with shredded chicken, ladle broth, add shrimp and veggies, and you're ready to serve.

Rice Noodles

  • Boil hot water (a tea kettle speeds things up).
  • Place rice noodles in a bowl.
  • Pour hot water over rice noodles.
  • Let rice noodles sit for 7-10 minutes (depending on your preference).
  • Drain rice noodles. Add to bowls.

Notes

Personally, I love adding lime juice pickled chili sauce to my pho!