Pho Ga Recipe, Easy Vietnamese Chicken Pho Soup

• 1 whole chicken or 4 pounds of chicken parts your choice
• 1 4-inch ginger piece split in half lengthwise
• 1.5 yellow or sweet onions divided
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 5 cloves
• ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon sugar or 1-inch rock sugar
• 1.5 teaspoon salt add up to 1.5 teaspoon more, to taste
• 1 14-ounce Vietnamese rice vermicelli/rice stick
• 1 6-8 ounce mung bean sprouts rinse (or parboil for 30 seconds)
• 1 bunch scallion chopped
• ½ cup cilantro chopped
• 3 stems Thai basil separate into 1-2 springs per person
• 1 lime cut into wedges
• 1-2 Jalapeño sliced

For the table:

• hoisin sauce optional
• Sriracha sauce optional
• fish sauce optional