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Ingredients

300 grams	chicken breast
2 tablespoons	vegetable oil
1	lemongrass stalk, bruised
3	kaffir lime leaves
2	bay leaves
1 liter	water
2 teaspoons	salt
1 teaspoon	sugar
1 teaspoon	turmeric powder
1	lime, cut into wedges
50 grams	vermicelli noodles, soaked
2	boiled eggs, halved
2	spring onions, chopped
2	fried shallots
1	handful of bean sprouts

Instructions

1. 1 Boil the chicken breast in 1 liter of water until cooked, then remove and shred the chicken.
2. 2 In a separate pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
3. 3 Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and bay leaves to the pan and sauté until fragrant.
4. 4 Add the shredded chicken back to the pot of boiling water.
5. 5 Stir in the salt, sugar, and turmeric powder, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
6. 6 Prepare serving bowls and divide the vermicelli noodles, shredded chicken, and boiled egg halves among them.
7. 7 Pour the hot broth over the ingredients in the bowls.
8. 8 Garnish with spring onions, fried shallots, bean sprouts, and a wedge of lime.