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Pho Ga, or more commonly known as "Chicken Pho," is the lighter version cousin of the famous beef pho, and just as delicious, if not more delicate. If you are interested in making pho ga, you will be happy to know that it's much easier to make than its beef counterpart.

Vietnamese cooking has always put importance on its uses of spices, herbs, and aromatics to achieve subtle and sophisticated flavors and results, and pho is no exception. For pho ga, maybe even more so, as its short ingredient list puts much higher importance on the quality and freshness of the ingredients.

Of course, just as important as taste is presentation. It should be attractively served and should be as tasty as it looks. Fortunately for us, Cooper's video is not lacking in the looks and presentations department, and certainly not for taste.

Ingredient list

Ingredients for the Broth.

  • 1 5lb Whole Chicken
  • 1 Leek
  • 1 3oz piece of Ginger
  • 1 tsp Anise Seed (or 1 Star Anise Pod)
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seed
  • 1 tsp Coriander Seed
  • 1 tsp Black Peppercorns
  • 1 Cardamom Pod
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 Apple (Sweet/I used Fuji in this video)
  • 8 cups of Water
  • 0.5oz Fish Sauce
  • 0.5oz Soy Sauce
  • 0.5oz Rice Vinegar
  • 0.5oz Sugar
  • Salt to taste
What others are saying.
Low key this may become one of the biggest recipe channels on Youtube. Editting is awesome, the silence is virtuous and the length of the videos make these very digestible. Saw your new vid on /r/artisanvideos so expect an influx of viewers this is exactly what that sub looks for.

-Taziod

I've made this 5 times in the last 3 months!! people at work are jealous of my amazing lunches. I've made pho dozens of time using beef and you're so dead on - this recipe is richer and more true to form! Love it, thank you :)

-Angela Doiron