{"id":98971,"date":"2025-02-19T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=98971"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:03:42","slug":"quick-chicken-pho-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/quick-chicken-pho-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Quicker Ginger Chicken Pho Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98971\" class=\"elementor elementor-98971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25748a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25748a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0bcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0bcd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nothing warms the soul like chicken soup. It&#8217;s a classic comfort that transcends location and cultures\u2014no matter where you go, there&#8217;s a local version. In the chilly depths of winter, Vietnamese chicken pho is particularly soothing, with its fragrant herbs and aromatics that evoke brighter, sunnier climates.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5016b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d5016b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chicken-ginger-pho-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-98974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chicken-ginger-pho-jpg.webp 1100w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chicken-ginger-pho-260x146.webp 260w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chicken-ginger-pho-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chicken-ginger-pho-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434b3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"434b3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For traditional chicken pho, or <i>pho ga<\/i>, the broth is made by simmering bones and spices together over the course of hours. But even on the most stay-indoors sort of days, all that time tethered to the stove can be a challenge. With a good ready-made bone broth, however, you can cut back on the prep time. Our recipe below condenses the long simmer to just over an hour.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium;\">P.S. If it&#8217;s too cold to even go to the store, let the soup come to you and get the ingredients <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/section\/sec_fcar_ginger_chicken_pho_recipe\">delivered by FreshDirect<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03e2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c03e2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3309cf6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3309cf6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba30ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ba30ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9041a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cf9041a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: circular-bold;\">Quicker Ginger Chicken Pho Recipe<\/span><\/p><p>Serves 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e08111f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e08111f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6dc2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6dc2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\">What You\u2019ll Need:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">1 onion, halved<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">3-inch piece ginger<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">3 cloves garlic<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">3 pieces star anise<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">One 3-inch cinnamon\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">stick<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">3 whole cloves<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">6 cups chicken bone broth<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">1 tablespoon fish sauce<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">1 tablespoon soy sauce<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">1 teaspoon sugar<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">7 ounces rice noodles<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Roughly chopped mint, basil, and\/or cilantro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Lime wedges<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Bean sprouts<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Sliced jalape\u00f1o<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">About 2 cups shredded cooked chicken<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Sriracha<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Hoisin sauce<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19139c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19139c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\">What to do:<br \/><\/span><br \/>Place 1 onion half and piece of ginger directly in the flame of a grill, gas stove top, or broiler. Let the outer skin char, turning to blacken all over. Let cool, then rub off any flaky black spots on the onion. Peel the ginger, then thinly slice.<\/p><p>In a pot, place the charred onion, ginger slices, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and chicken broth. Set over medium heat and let simmer for about 1 hour. Strain the broth through a sieve and stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Taste and season as needed.\u00a0<\/p><p>When almost ready to serve, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook according to package instructions. Drain and divide noodles between 4 bowls.\u00a0<\/p><p>Arrange the fresh herbs, lime wedges, bean sprouts, thin slices of the remaining onion,\u00a0and sliced jalape\u00f1o on serving plates. Top each bowl of noodles with roughly a half cup of shredded cooked chicken. Pour over the hot broth and serve immediately with the fresh garnishes, sriracha, and hoisin sauce.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d188906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d188906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4beffd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4beffd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/section\/sec_fcar_ginger_chicken_pho_recipe\">Shop the recipe on FreshDirect<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498636a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"498636a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee3e67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ee3e67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3a8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b3a8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing warms the soul like chicken soup. It&#8217;s a classic comfort that transcends location and cultures\u2014no matter where you go, there&#8217;s a local version. In the chilly depths of winter, Vietnamese chicken pho is particularly soothing, with its fragrant herbs and aromatics that evoke brighter, sunnier climates.\u00a0 For traditional chicken pho, or pho ga, the broth is made by simmering bones and spices together over the course of hours. But even on the most stay-indoors sort of days, all that time tethered to the stove can be a challenge. With a good ready-made bone broth, however, you can cut back on the prep time. Our recipe below condenses the long simmer to just over an hour.\u00a0 P.S. If it&#8217;s too cold to even go to the store, let the soup come to you and get the ingredients delivered by FreshDirect. Quicker Ginger Chicken Pho Recipe Serves 4 What You\u2019ll Need: 1 onion, halved 3-inch piece ginger 3 cloves garlic 3 pieces star anise One 3-inch cinnamon\u00a0stick 3 whole cloves 6 cups chicken bone broth 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 7 ounces rice noodles Roughly chopped mint, basil, and\/or cilantro Lime wedges Bean sprouts Sliced jalape\u00f1o About 2 cups shredded cooked chicken Sriracha Hoisin sauce What to do: Place 1 onion half and piece of ginger directly in the flame of a grill, gas stove top, or broiler. Let the outer skin char, turning to blacken all over. Let cool, then rub off any flaky black spots on the onion. Peel the ginger, then thinly slice. In a pot, place the charred onion, ginger slices, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and chicken broth. Set over medium heat and let simmer for about 1 hour. Strain the broth through a sieve and stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Taste and season as needed.\u00a0 When almost ready to serve, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook according to package instructions. Drain and divide noodles between 4 bowls.\u00a0 Arrange the fresh herbs, lime wedges, bean sprouts, thin slices of the remaining onion,\u00a0and sliced jalape\u00f1o on serving plates. Top each bowl of noodles with roughly a half cup of shredded cooked chicken. Pour over the hot broth and serve immediately with the fresh garnishes, sriracha, and hoisin sauce. Shop the recipe on FreshDirect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61027,"featured_media":98993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,3300,2732],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-poultry","category-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61027"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98971"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107115,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98971\/revisions\/107115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}