Pho Ga Recipe, Easy Vietnamese Chicken Pho Soup

• 1 chicken your choice, whole or 4 pounds of chicken parts
• 1 inch ginger split in half lengthwise, piece
• 1.5 onion divided, yellow or sweet
• 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 ounce rice vermicelli Vietnamese, also known as rice stick
• 1 ounce mung bean sprouts rinse (or parboil for 30 seconds)
• 1 bunch scallion chopped
• ½ cup cilantro chopped
• 3 tems 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