Mien Ga - Vietnamese chicken soup with bean thread noodles

Name: Mien Ga - Vietnamese chicken soup with bean thread noodles
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 Chicken leg quarters; 16 cups water; 1/2 charred onion; 4 pieces of ginger, sliced and charred; Chicken soup base (use as directed on package); I use Viet Quoc and it comes with spice bag; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 cups dried shiitake mushrooms; 1 package of bean thread noodles - approx. 2 reams per serving; Condiments: cilantro, green onions, onions, lime, hoisin sauce, chili oil, fried garlic oil.

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Updated at: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:42:08 GMT

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Ingredients

0 servings

4chicken leg quarters

16 cupswater

0.5onion

charred

4 piecesginger

sliced and charred

Chicken soup base

use as directed on package

Viet Quoc

and it comes with spice bag

3 Tbspfish sauce

2 cupsdried shiitake mushrooms

1 packagebean thread noodles

approx, 2 reams per serving

Instructions

Step 1

Boil the chicken for 1 hour with the charred onion, ginger, chicken soup base and fish sauce. Remove chicken and shred the meat off the bones. Add shiitake mushrooms and simmer for another 10 minutes. Soak the bean thread noodles in boiling water for 30 seconds then drain. Serve noodles with soup and add condiments to your liking.