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Easy Chicken Pho

Course Main Course, Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 rotisserie chicken
  • 2 onions quartered
  • Ginger 4-5 inches
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • 8-10 cups water
  • 1 tsp. rosemary
  • 2 tsp. thyme
  • 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 lime juiced
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 lb. rice noodles

Optional Toppings:

  • Cilantro
  • Lime wedges
  • Jalapenos
  • Sriracha sauce
  • Scallions

Instructions
 

  • Cut onions into quarters leaving the skins on. Cut ginger into one-inch pieces and chop the top part of the garlic bulb off, leaving the cloves intact. On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, roast onions, ginger, and garlic for 30 minutes at 400F.
  • Remove approximately 2 cups worth of meat from a cooked rotisserie chicken. Set the shredded chicken aside. Reserve the chicken carcass for making the broth.
  • Cook rice noodles according to package and set aside.
  • Add roasted onions, ginger, and garlic to a large stock pot with the rotisserie chicken carcass. Cover completely with water, about 8-10 cups.
  • Stir in rosemary, thyme, fish sauce, hoisin sauce, cinnamon stick, lime, salt, and pepper.
  • Simmer on medium heat for 2-3 hours. Strain broth through a fine mesh sieve.
  • Add shredded chicken to the broth and serve in large bowls. Garnish with toppings of your choice.