Chicken pho

Name: Chicken pho
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 250 g rice noodles (dry); 400 g chicken breast (raw, boneless); 2 cubes chicken stock cube; 1500 ml tap water; 1 medium onions; 4 centimeters ginger; 1 Tsp star anise; 0.5 Tsp cinnamon; 2 Tbsp fish sauce; 100 g bean sprouts; 2 Tbsp fresh coriander; 1 piece lime; 1 small red chilli peppers

Vietnamese rice noodle soup with chicken, herbs and a spiced broth.

45 minto make
4portions
Mediumto cook

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A medium footprint

0.96 kg CO₂e a portion, or 1.51 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A high nutrition rating

396 kcal and 28.7 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 4 portions

250 g rice noodles (dry)
400 g chicken breast (raw, boneless)
2 cubes chicken stock cube
1,500 ml tap water
1 medium onions
4 centimeters ginger
1 Tsp star anise
0.5 Tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp fish sauce
100 g bean sprouts
2 Tbsp fresh coriander
1 piece lime
1 small red chilli peppers

Method

Char the halved onion and sliced ginger in a dry pan.
Simmer them in the water with the stock cubes, star anise and cinnamon for 20 minutes, then add the chicken and poach for 15 minutes.
Take out the chicken and shred it. Season the broth with the fish sauce and strain it.
Cook the noodles, and serve in bowls with the chicken, hot broth, bean sprouts, coriander, sliced chilli and lime.

Nutrition

	A portion (639 g)	100 g
Energy	396 kcal	62 kcal
Protein	28.7 g	4.5 g
Carbohydrate	59.4 g	9.3 g
of which sugars	3.8 g	0.6 g
Fat	3.2 g	0.5 g
of which saturates	0.6 g	0.1 g
Fibre	3.2 g	0.5 g
Salt	5.2 g	0.8 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	0.96 kg	1.51 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	6.26 g	9.8 g
Land use for a year	0.86 m²	1.34 m²
Water use	2,913 l	4,560 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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