Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 tbsp oil (, vegetable or canola (or other plain oil))
  • 2 onions (, halved (skin on fine))
  • 5cm/ 2" piece of ginger (, sliced 0.75cm / 1/3" thick (unpeeled))
  • 2 litres / 2 quarts water
  • 1.5 kg / 3 lb chicken thighs, bone in skin on ((Note 1))
  • 1 small bunch coriander/cilantro ((Note 2))
  • 5 star anise pods ((was short in photo & video!))
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 8 tsp fish sauce
  • 6 tsp white sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt ((Cooking/kosher salt, or 1/2 tsp table salt))
  • 360g / 13 oz dried rice noodles (, thin flat (or 600g fresh))
  • 2 green onions stems (, finely sliced)
  • 3 cups bean sprouts ((Note 3))
  • 1 small bunch EACH Thai Basil, min, coriander/cilantro ((Note 4))
  • 2 limes (, cut into 4 wedges)
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Sriracha
  • Red chillies (, finely sliced (optional))

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