Instant Pot Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)

INGREDIENTS

roughly 3 ~ 4lbs good quality whole free range chicken (or 3.5lbs drumsticks + thighs)

medium onions (one yellow 241g, one white 249g) (, peeled and halved)

13 g

ginger (, unpeeled & cut into long strips)

small bunch fresh cilantro

garlic clove (, crushed)

15 g

yellow rock sugar (or 1 tablespoon of brown sugar)

4 cloves

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1/2

cinnamon stick

1 tbsp

coriander seeds

8 cups

cold water

2 tbsp

fish sauce

1/2 tsp

fine table salt + more to taste

2 tbsp

vegetable oil

Medium banh pho (, soaked in lightly salted hot water for 18 - 25 minutes (70g - 80g per person))

1/2

small white onion (, thinly sliced)

Fresh cilantro (, leafy part)

stalks green onion (, finely chopped)

1 touch

freshly ground black pepper

Optional: Hard boiled quail eggs

Bean sprouts (40g per person)

lime (, cut into 6 wedges)

Optional:

Mint

Thai chili pepper

Thai basil

Hoisin sauce

Sriracha