Litibu Collective Chicken Pho – World Spice

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 8 cups water
• 1/3 stick Cassia Stick Cinnamon (quế)
• 1/3 teaspoon Indian Coriander Seed (hột ngò)
• 1/2 teaspoon Fennel Seed (hột tiểu hồi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Cloves ( đinh hương)
• 1 Star Anise (hoa hồi)
• 2 inch ginger, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1/2 shallot, sliced
• 1 yellow onion, cut in half
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into thirds and bruised
• 2-1/2 lbs chicken thighs (substitute wings, drumsticks)
• 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt Diamond Crystal
• 1-1/2 tbsp rock sugar or sugar
• 14 oz pho noodles (bánh phở)
• 1 lb white daikon, peeled and chopped to 1 inch crosswise (substitute Fuji apple, peeled and quartered)
• 1 carrot stick, peeled and chopped to 2 inches crosswise
• 1 tbsp fish sauce (nước mắm)
• 9 sprigs of Thai basil
• 1 lb of bean sprouts (optional to dip bean sprouts into the simmered broth to eat them a little cooked)
• 12 sprigs of cilantro
• 1 jalapeno, sliced
• 1 lime, wedged
• 6 green onions
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• Ground Black Vietnamese Peppercorn
• Hoisin (tương đen)
• Sriracha (tương ớt Sriracha)