Sup Nui Ga

Directions

  1. 1Wash your hands.
  2. 2Scrub and rinse chicken with kosher salt to reduce its odor.
  3. 3Add the chicken to 4 quarts of water.
  4. 4Add a charred onion and ginger.
  5. 5Add some daikon.
  6. 6Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
  7. 7Skim off the impurities.
  8. 8Let the soup simmer covered until the chicken is cooked through.
  9. 9Pull the chicken and aromatics out of the pot.
  10. 10Add some carrots and continue to let the soup simmer until the carrots are fork tender.
  11. 11Season the broth with a nub of rock sugar.
  12. 12Add a pinch of MSG.
  13. 13Add fish sauce.
  14. 14When the chicken has cooled, shred it by hand.
  15. 15Cook Vietnamese macaroni to the package's instructions.
  16. 16Drain the macaroni.
  17. 17Add olive oil to the macaroni.
  18. 18Serve the macaroni in a bowl.
  19. 19Add shredded chicken to the macaroni.
  20. 20Add broth, carrots, and daikon.
  21. 21Garnish with scallions, thinly sliced onions, cilantro, fried shallots, and Thai chilis.

Ingredients

  • kosher salt
  • chicken
  • 4 quarts water
  • 1 charred onion
  • ginger
  • daikon
  • carrots
  • rock sugar
  • MSG
  • fish sauce
  • Vietnamese Macaroni
  • shredded chicken
  • broth
  • carrots
  • daikon
  • scallions
  • thinly sliced onions
  • cilantro
  • fried shallots
  • thai chilis

Equipment

sinkbowlladlepotstrainercutting boardtongscolander