Vietnamese Style Chicken Noodle Soup (Pho)
Last year my husband and I honeymooned throughout Vietnam and fell in love with their cuisine. Vietnamese Pho is their famous soup/broth and we ended up eating one after hopping off a train at 4.30am in Hanoi! This light and aromatic soup is delicious and a great way to include some extra green vegetables and herbs in your diet. My version is not a classic Pho, and I have used my spirooli to make zucchini noodles to avoid the carbs and gluten.
Ingredients:
- Chicken Breast - 2 (free range, organic, biodynamic)
- Chicken Stock - 6 cups (can use organic pre-made stock powder/paste with 6 cups water)
- Garlic - 2 cloves (Australian, organic), minced
- GInger - 4 cm, finely chopped
- Lemongrass - 1 chopped finely (white part only)
- Red Chilli - 2 long chillies, chopped finely
- Shallots - 3 chopped on the diagonal
- Baby Bok Choy - 3 bunches (or any other Asian greens)
- Soy Sauce - 2 tablespoons (organic, gluten free)
- Sesame Oil - 2 teaspoons
- Mint - 1 bunch
- Coriander - 1 bunch
- Zucchini - 4 peeled
Instructions:
- Using your spirooli spiral slicer, push the zucchini through to make noodles and set aside.
- Use a little oil place the garlic, ginger, chilli and lemongrass into the soup pan. Cook for a minute or so until fragrant. Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the whole chicken fillets and cover. Cook for 5 - 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Use a fork/tongs to pull the chicken into pieces.
- Place the zucchini noodles into a separate pan in boiling water, cook for a minute or two until just softened. Drain and set aside.
- To serve, place an even amount of zucchini noodles in each bowl. Use a slotted spoon to then add some chicken and bok choy to each of the bowls, then top each with the broth. Top with mint, coriander, extra shallots and chilli.
Teneille's Tips
- The nourishing soup is the perfect addition to family meals to add extra veggie intake for all the family.
- Mint is rich in essential oil that help to calm digestive upsets, IBS and colic.
- Coriander is often used for its chelated powers to remove heavy metals, particularly cadmium from body tissues.
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