# Miến Gà

Miến Gà is a nourishing and comforting Vietnamese chicken noodle soup that's quick and easy to make.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g glass vermicelli
- 1 kg chicken thighs, skin on & bone in
- 1 whole white onion, peeled
- 5 spring onions, whites
- 4 carrots, peeled
- 1 big knob ginger, cut into 4-5 thick slices & smashed
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp chicken powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 L water
- 0 fish sauce
- 0.75 bulb garlic, all cloves peeled
- 150 ml neutral oil
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 0 spring onion greens
- 0 coriander
- 0 crispy fried shallots
- 0 crispy chicken skin
- 0 sliced carrots
- 0 freshly cracked pepper

## Instructions

1. Take the bones out of the chicken thighs and chop off excess skin.
2. Put the chicken pieces in a 3 litre pot with cold water.
3. Add aromatics: 1 whole peeled onion, 5 spring onion whites, 4 peeled carrots, 1 big knob of smashed ginger.
4. Bring to a simmer and fish out impurities before seasoning.
5. Add 1 tbsp salt, 2 tbsp chicken powder, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp turmeric powder.
6. Simmer for 1 hour.
7. Prepare garlic oil: Peel ¾ of a big bulb of garlic and blitz it in a food processor.
8. Heat up neutral oil in a pan on medium heat, add the blitzed garlic and a pinch of salt, and cook until golden brown.
9. Drain the garlic and set aside.  Keep the garlic oil.
10. Soak the glass vermicelli (200-300g) in hot water for 5-7 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water.
11. Prepare garnish: Chop spring onion greens and coriander.
12. Remove the chicken thighs from the broth and cut them into slices.
13. Taste the broth and adjust seasoning if needed (add fish sauce or water).
14. Assemble the Miến Gà: In a bowl, combine the soaked vermicelli, chicken slices, broth, spring onions, coriander, crispy shallots, garlic oil, and cracked pepper.

## Equipment

- 3 litre pot
- knife
- chopping board
- food processor
- frying pan
- sieve
- bowl
- kettle

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/159QqnnXmf/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1996d6e5-1531-4300-8248-f4fdf1a9622b
- Extracted: 2025-03-22

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