Comments | somehedgehog: pho sho

somehedgehog

pho sho

Feb 10, 2009 22:47

I declare the pho to be a total success, with a few minor caveats:

The ratio of broth to stuff in the original recipe - noodles, shredded chicken, ginger paste, etc - is totally off. There isn't nearly enough broth for all the stuff. And I'm not sure what the authors were smoking when they told me to boil up an entire one pound package of rice ( Read more... )

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curiositykt February 11 2009, 11:11:56 UTC

I've decided I need to make myself a grow box so I can have fresh cilantro any time I want to make pho. and maybe scallions.

I've been doing mostly beef, I'll have to try this version next.

somehedgehog February 11 2009, 17:15:14 UTC

I should really get myself a grow box too. Thyme and rosemary have grown pretty well in my window but everything else has been a total failure.

curiositykt February 11 2009, 17:22:25 UTC

http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/01/cheap-led-light-and-grow-box.html Contemplating this one. course I saw it after Christmas sales were done.

bitsyboo February 11 2009, 15:14:29 UTC

This sounds awesome! Did the chicken breasts have skin on or off?

somehedgehog February 11 2009, 17:13:35 UTC

I put them in the stock with the skin on, but discarded the skin afterward and added only the meat to the finished soup. I definitely recommend it! The DIY aspect at the table is great fun.

dallendoug February 11 2009, 22:55:46 UTC

does the cook book have a recipe for goi ga? (sorry, no accents)? it's a salad that's basically shredded chicken, shredded cabbage, nuoc mam, and crunchy bits (add peanuts, fried onion/garlic, whatever you like). The chicken you have would probably be perfect for it.

In the past, we've made it by taking a ton of cabbage, cooked chicken, shredding both, and dousing liberally with nuoc mam (the mixed dipping kind in addition to the straight up stuff), lime juice, and garnishing w/ peanuts and the like.

whatkyndylan February 13 2009, 04:11:56 UTC

That looks like a tasty recipe.

And you could easily make sweet and sour chicken with the extra chicken. Just make a sauce out of pineapple, onions, bell pepper (I like anything but green otherwise the color can turn out bad), orange juice, and ginger. Cook that for a bit until everything gets soft and then puree it. Add vinegar, preferably rice vinegar, until it is tangy enough for you. dump that on chopped or shredded chicken and assorted veggies. It is very tasty. Adding or changing ingredients is just fine too. Anything close to what I said will probably make a tasty sauce. Have fun!