Chicken And Shrimp Pho

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/4 ounces fresh ginger, 4 1/2 inch thick slices
• 2 tablespoons nam pla (fish sauce)
• 3 garlic cloves, halved
• 2 star anise
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 large boneless chicken breast, trimmed
• 8 ounces fresh bean sprouts
• 12 baby carrots, sliced in thirds
• 8 ounces cellophane noodles or 8 ounces bean thread noodles, pre cut
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 lb shrimp, cleaned and shelled
• lime wedge
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 bring large pot of water to boil, then remove from heat.
• 2 add noodles to the pot; let stand until tender, about 15 minutes, then drain and set aside in a large serving bowl.
• 3 combine chicken broth, onion slices, fish sauce, sliced baby carrots and chicken in a soup pot; bring to a simmer.
• 4 in a cheesecloth or tea infuser, add the whole cloves, sliced ginger, garlic, star anise and place in the soup pot with the chicken.
• 5 simmer the chicken, vegetables and spice mixture for about 30 minutes, until chicken is tender and cooked through.
• 6 remove chicken and cool it until you can cut into cubes; place back into the simmering soup pot.
• 7 remove the cheesecloth or tea infuser, discard ingredients inside.
• 8 add bean sprouts and shrimp and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
• 9 ladle the soup into the large serving bowl with the noodles.
• 10 add the green onions, cilantro and mint leaves to the serving bowl.
• 11 serve with fresh lime wedges.