healthy soup

Homemade Pho, Pho You

I created this aromatic, immune-boosting comfort food for Barre3 as their go-to tonic for cold and flu season. Let the flavorful broth warm you from the inside out and kickstart the robust health benefits of a broth-based meal as colder days grow near. With antimicrobial shiitake mushrooms and cure-all garlic, this Vietnamese-inspired dish can also detoxify the blood while ginger and jalapeños enhance your circulation (and excite your tastebuds!).

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INGREDIENTS

1- 8oz package  brown rice stir fry noodles

3-4 cups  cooked shredded chicken

10 cups bone broth  (or premade pho broth, found in organic soup aisles, or stock of choice)

1 ½ Tbsp  garlic paste or minced garlic

1 ½ Tbsp grated ginger

2 Tbsp  tamari

1 Tbsp  fish sauce

2  baby bok choy, halved lengthwise

1 ½ cups  shiitake mushrooms

1 ½ cups  bean sprouts

1 large handful  of fresh basil

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS 

 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced

 lime wedges

 ½ a white onion, shaved

 red pepper flakes

 handful of finely chopped cilantro

 3 green onions, thinly sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cook rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and divide among four bowls along with shredded chicken.

  2. Using same large pot, combine broth, garlic paste, grated ginger, and tamari over medium high heat until flavors meld and broth is heated through (about ten minutes). Season to taste. In last five minutes, add bok choy and shiitake mushrooms.

  3. Divide bok choy and mushrooms among bowls with rice noodles and chicken and top with broth, bean sprouts, basil, and any additional desired toppings.