# Miến Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)

Miến Gà is a quick and easy Vietnamese chicken noodle soup made with glass vermicelli noodles, fragrant garlic oil, and flavorful broth.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 67 min
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- 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 cracked pepper

## Instructions

1. Remove bones from chicken thighs and chop off excess skin.
2. Put chicken pieces into a 3 litre pot with cold water.
3. Add aromatics (2 peeled white onions, 5 spring onions whites, 4 peeled carrots, a big knob of ginger cut into 4-5 thick slices and smashed) into the pot.
4. Bring to a simmer and before seasoning make sure to fish out all the impurities.
5. Add 1 tbsp salt, 2 tbsp chicken powder, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp turmeric powder.
6. Simmer for 1 hour.
7. Prepare the garlic oil: In a food processor, blitz ¾ of a big bulb of garlic until you have something like a paste.
8. Heat up neutral oil in a pan on medium heat, add the garlic paste, and a pinch of salt.
9. When garlic turns golden brown, drain it through a strainer into a bowl, making sure to catch the garlic oil at the bottom.
10. Let it air out for a few minutes, and add it back into the oil.
11. Remove chicken thighs from broth and cut into slices.
12. Give the broth a final taste and add fish sauce if needed, otherwise add more water if too salty.
13. Meanwhile, soak 200-300g glass vermicelli in hot water for 5-7 minutes and drain.
14. Assemble the dish: Add the noodles to a bowl.
15. Add broth, sliced chicken, chopped spring onion greens, coriander, crispy fried shallots, garlic oil, sliced carrots, and cracked pepper.

## Equipment

- 3 litre pot
- knife
- cutting board
- food processor
- frying pan
- strainer
- bowl
- kettle

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A7gbR5xsm/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a01a6d02-267e-418b-b642-1834e1289489
- Extracted: 2025-03-22

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