Phở Gà Đi Bộ Instant Pot (Walking Chicken Pho)

Phở Gà Đi Bộ Instant Pot (Walking Chicken Pho)

• Servings: 6 or more bowls
• Difficulty: easy
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Author: Katie Le | Katie’s Test Kitchen

Ingredients

(For 8-quart IP)
• 1 free range/cage free chicken, aka “walking chicken” (about 4 lbs, washed and cleaned with salt)
• 1 medium daikon (peeled and halved) – Optional but highly recommended
• 1 large onion (toasted to slightly charred)
• 1 large knob of ginger (peeled or unpeeled, halved and toasted to slightly charred)
• 1 bag of dry Pho Seasoning, Old Man brand is good (toasted for about minute until fragrant, added to white filter bag that came with it)
• about 7 tbsp of Quoc Viet Chicken Pho Soup Base
• about 2 tbsp size of rock sugar
• boiling water (to speed up pressure building time)
• Pho noodle (can be fresh or dry, cooked according to package instructions) – 1 bag usually makes 4 bowls
Garnishes, vegetables and condiments:
• Bean sprout
• Basil and/or Cultrano (Ngo Gai)
• chopped green onion and cilantro
• white onion (thinly sliced)
• sliced jalapeno pepper or fresh chili of choice
• lime wedges
• hoisin sauce
• sriracha sauce
• ground pepper
• salt

Directions

1. In the inner pot, add chicken, daikon, onion, ginger, Pho spices bag, Quoc Viet Soup Base, rock sugar along with 7 cups of boiling water (or more to cover all ingredients).  Select Pressure Cook/Manual, High Pressure, 12 minutes.  Quick Release when cook time is up by slowly move knob to Venting.

2. Once pressure is released, open lid and pull out chicken, place in a colander and immediately flush it with cold sink water for about 2 minutes.  This step stops the chicken from being overcooked and the skin from turning brown.  Drain and set aside to cool.  You can de-bone and shred chicken or chop it with a sharp cleaver.

3. Discard onion and daikon.  Add about 10 more cups of boiling water.  Cancel “keep warm” and switch to “Saute” mode to bring the broth to a boil.  Season to your taste salt, mushroom seasoning, soup base and/or rock sugar.

4. To serve, add cooked Pho noodle and chicken to a large bowl.  Ladle the boiling broth over noodle and chicken.  Sprinkle with chopped green onion and cilantro.  Top with white onion and ground pepper.  Serve with fresh bean sprout, basil/cultrano, hoisin and sriracha sauce.  OPTIONAL: Make a quick dipping sauce for the chicken meat with lime juice, salt and pepper!

Happy Cooking!