BEST Instant Pot Pho Ga Tai Bo Vien (Chicken Pho with Sliced Ribeye & Beef Balls) Kid Friendly

Into the air fryer or oven, add 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cardamom pod, 2 TB fennel seeds, 2 TB coriander seeds, 7-8 star anise, 7-8 cloves, an onion cut in half, and a knob of ginger.

Toast it for about 20-30 minutes to bring out the flavor.

Place the spices in a mesh bag or metal spice filter and set aside.

Set aside the onion and ginger.

Into a pot of water, add 2 TB of cooking wine, 2 knobs of smashed ginger, and 2 chicken thighs.

Boil the chicken for about 5 minutes.

Take the chicken out and set it aside.

Chop 2 stems of green onions, some cilantro, and 1/4 of an onion.

Place this mixture in a bowl.

Wash the bean sprouts and place it in a bowl.

Take the beef balls out of the wrapper, cut it into thirds or in half, and put it aside on a plate.

Tap on saute- Into the instant pot, add 1-2 TB of cooking oil, the toasted ginger and onion, the cinnamon stick, and the chicken thighs to saute for a few minutes.

Tap on cancel after sauteing the chicken for about 5 minutes.

Then add 5 liters of water, the spice filter with the spices, 1/2 cup of fish sauce, 1/4 cup of rock sugar, 1 TB beef flavored pho soup broth seasoning, and 1 TB salt.

Lock the instant pot cover.

Tap on the manual button and pressure cook for 20 minutes.

When the instant pot is done and it beeps, release the pressure.

Open up the cover, take out the chicken, the spice filter, the cinnamon stick, the onions, and the ginger and place it aside.

Taste your broth and it should taste delicious!

In a pot of boiling water, add a handful of fresh pho noodles and swish it around for a few seconds.

Take the cooked noodles out and place it into a bowl.

In a mesh ladle, add the beef balls into the soup broth to warm it up. Then place it into your pho bowl.

Shred the chicken thighs and add some pieces into your pho bowl.

Add some uncooked sliced ribeye beef on top of the pho noodles.

Get a big ladle and pour the hot soup broth into your bowl until it covers all your meat.

Top off your pho bowl with some bean sprouts, chopped green onions and sliced onions, basil, juice of a lime, chilies, sriracha and hoisin sauce.

Your pho bowl is ready to eat! Enjoy!

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