Mien Ga

Name: Mien Ga
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 small chicken or 1kg chicken pieces; 200g glass noodles (miến), soaked; A thumb of ginger and 2 shallots, charred; Dried shiitake or wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced; Fish sauce and a little rock sugar; Spring onions, coriander and Vietnamese mint (rau răm); Fried shallots

Miến gà/mee-en GAH/

Also known as: Mien Ga Noodle Soup, Vietnamese Chicken Glass Noodle Soup

About this dish

Glass noodles in a clear, gingery chicken broth with shredded chicken, mushrooms, fried shallots and herbs.

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Ingredients

🍗1 small chicken or 1kg chicken pieces

🍜200g glass noodles (miến), soaked

🫚A thumb of ginger and 2 shallots, charred

🍄Dried shiitake or wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced

🐟Fish sauce and a little rock sugar

🌿Spring onions, coriander and Vietnamese mint (rau răm)

🧅Fried shallots

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the chicken with the charred ginger and shallots for about 45 minutes.

Lift out the chicken, shred the meat and season the broth with fish sauce and sugar.

Simmer the mushrooms in the broth.

Blanch the noodles and put them in bowls with the chicken.

Ladle over the hot broth and top with herbs and fried shallots.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Miến gà is a light northern Vietnamese breakfast and comfort food, often eaten in winter and around Tết.

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