gluten-free dairy-free homemade pho

 

I'm pretty sure pho is normally dairy-free, but to make this gluten-free as well, I used GF soy sauce.

The recipe comes by way of Tastes Better from Scratch, but as per usual I've changed it a bit.

You'll need:

• 1 Costco rotisserie chicken (I had more than 1/2 of a leftover one frozen, still on the bones)
• 1 big bag of pho noodles 
• 1 large onion, cut into big chunks
• 1 big knob of ginger, sliced
• chunks of green onions
• water
• dash of ground cloves
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• dashes of ground cinnamon
• liberal dashes of fish sauce
• ditto for gluten-free soy sauce
• salt and pepper
• dashes of cayenne pepper
• garnishes: lemon wedges, lime juice, cilantro leaves, bean sprouts, sliced red onion, chopped green onions

Do this: 

Boil your Costco rotisserie chicken till very tender. Leave to cool a bit and then strain out the bits and pull the meat off the bones. Discard all the bones and nasty bits.

In the broth, add the onion, chunks of green onion, ginger, and extra water if needed. Add cloves, coriander, cinnamon, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper, and cayenne pepper. 

After simmering again for about 30 minutes, remove the onion and ginger bits. 

Add the meat back in and warm up. 

Cook your pho noodles separately, then drain and rinse. 

Put the noodles in bowls then pour broth and meat over. 

Serve with the fresh and bright garnishes, which are really not garnishes but integral to the flavors and texture. 

Enjoy all the money you saved by not going to a restaurant, but also, humbly acknowledge that this isn't perfect pho. 

It's purty durned amazing though. Pho-ntastic!